461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY APRIL 1945 |
MISS NO |
DATE |
TARGET |
1ST ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
1ST ATTACK UNIT DEP LEADERS |
2ND ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
A/C T/O |
ERLY RTNS |
A/C O/T |
SORT |
TONS DRPT ON B TGT |
% IN 1000 |
WEATHER AT TGT |
AA |
E A/C SEEN |
CLAIMS |
A/C DMGD |
A/C RTN |
A/C LOST |
MIA |
CASLTY |
RATING |
REMARKS |
206 |
4/2/45 |
ST POLTEN M/Y, AUSTRIA |
MAJ BAKER |
MAJ HICKSON |
lt langley |
29 |
0 |
29 |
29 |
66.9 |
79.3 |
CAVU |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
1 A/C GUNNER WITH 451TH GP |
LT
TRAETTA |
lt whalen |
lt couch |
500 RDX |
LT
DECKER |
lt marchbank |
lt white |
|
LT
MURRER |
lt plummer |
lt shaw |
|
LT LEE |
lt newsted |
lt furiga |
|
LT
WILLIAMS |
lt haymam |
lt wilson |
|
207 |
4/5/45 |
BRESCIA M/Y, ITALY |
MAJ RIDER |
maj thackston |
lt lively |
26 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
67.65 |
90.9 |
38513 |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
CAPT
SHAW |
capt friedersdorf |
lt bertrand |
500 RDX |
LT VOCK |
lt connelly |
lt marvin |
|
LT
LAYNE |
lt bruckler |
lt casement |
|
LT
DIRIENZ |
lt sant |
lt picken |
|
LT
CARROLL |
lt colangelo |
lt wylie |
|
208 |
4/6/45 |
BRESCIA/BREDA SMALL ARMS WKS, ITALY |
MAJ THACKSTON |
capt hess |
lt clay |
28 |
1 |
27 |
27 |
63.75 |
96.3 |
CAVU |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
CAPT
HERBERT |
lt willing |
lt whalen |
500 RDX |
LT
HANLEY |
f/o connelly |
lt marchbank |
|
LT
SCOTT |
lt williams |
lt pischel |
|
LT SHAW |
lt furiga |
lt lee |
|
LT CAREY |
lt berliner |
lt panagiopoulos |
|
209 |
4/8/45 |
GORIZIA M/Y, ITALY |
MAJ TROM’SHAUSSER |
capt parsonson |
lt miller |
28 |
1 |
27 |
22 |
63.225 |
54.3 |
38393 |
NONE |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
1 A/C BOMBED TGT OF CAPORETTO |
CAPT
SAUR |
capt gilbev |
lt kehs |
250 GP |
LT
ROSENAU |
lt hendrick |
lt tyman |
|
LT
FREDERICKS |
f/o zarksworth |
lt black |
|
LT KASE |
lt heller |
lt griffin |
|
LT
LEVIN |
lt beardsley |
capt stein |
|
|
capt rink |
|
|
210 |
4/9/45 |
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS LUSO, ITALY |
COL ROGERS |
maj baker |
|
21 |
1 |
20 |
20 |
37.96 |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
RED FORCE |
LT TRAETTA |
lt raby |
100 FRAGS |
|
LT RENTZ |
lt weisenheimer |
|
|
LT LEE |
lt polk |
|
|
LT KEATLY |
lt lemanczyk |
|
|
LT WILLIAMS |
lt phalen |
|
210 |
4/9/45 |
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS LUSO, ITALY |
MAJ RIDER |
maj phillips |
|
20 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE |
BLUE
FORCE |
CAPT ARENTS |
capt shaw |
100 FRAGS |
|
LT OLIVER |
lt lebback |
|
|
LT DOONER |
lt furiga |
|
|
LT WILLIAMS |
lt smith |
|
|
LT HOLMES |
lt wilson |
|
211 |
4/10/45 |
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS NEAR LUSO, ITALY |
COL ROGERS |
maj baker |
|
21 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
40.65 |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
RED FORCE |
LT TRAETTA |
lt raby |
100 FRAGS |
|
LT RENTZ |
lt weisenheimer |
|
|
LT LEE |
lt polk |
|
|
LT KEATLY |
lt lemanczyk |
|
|
LT WILLIAMS |
lt phalen |
|
211 |
4/10/45 |
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS NEAR LUSO, ITALY |
MAJ RIDER |
maj phillips |
|
21 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
39 |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
SIH |
3 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
BLUE
FORCE |
CAPT ARENTS |
capt shaw |
100 FRAGS |
|
LT OLIVER |
lt lebback |
|
|
LT DOONER |
lt furiga |
|
|
LT WILLIAMS |
lt smith |
|
|
LT BERLINER |
lt wilson |
|
212 |
4/11/45 |
BRONZOLO M/Y, ITALY |
MAJ THACKSTON |
capt hess |
lt boyd |
29 |
1 |
28 |
26 |
43.75 |
54.7 |
CAVU |
MAH |
0 |
0 |
16 |
28 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
SUPERIOR |
|
LT
WELTON |
lt barnes |
lt boyer |
500 RDX |
LT
BURLESON |
lt decker |
lt lebback |
|
LT POLK |
lt pischel |
lt smith |
|
LT LEE |
lt marion |
lt stone |
|
LT
WILLIAMS |
lt haymam |
lt berliner |
|
213 |
4/12/45 |
ST VEIT RR BRIDGE, AUSTRIA |
MAJ POOLE |
capt parsonson |
lt lively |
28 |
0 |
28 |
26 |
64 |
70 |
38482 |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
10 A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE |
CAPT
HERBERT |
lt langley |
lt oliver |
1000 RDX |
LT
HANLEY |
lt white |
lt marvin |
|
LT
DOONER |
lt shaw |
lt casement |
|
LT
KACZERSKI |
lt stone |
lt picken |
|
LT
BERLINER |
lt wilson |
lt casey |
|
214 |
4/14/45 |
MALCONTENTA AMMO FCTY, ITALY |
MAJ THACKSTON |
capt gray |
maj mac dougall |
28 |
2 |
26 |
26 |
15 |
67.4 |
38605 |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
LT
WELTON |
lt barnes |
lt miller |
500 RDX |
LT
BURLESON |
lt decker |
lt tyman |
|
LT
KEATLY |
lt lemanczyk |
lt black |
|
LT
WILLIAMS |
lt marion |
lt griffin |
|
LT LEE |
lt hayman |
capt stein |
|
215 |
4/15/45 |
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS & GERMAN HQS NO. 1
BOLOGNA AREA, ITALY |
COL ROGERS |
maj phillips |
maj trom’shausser |
42 |
3 |
39 |
39 |
79.75 |
NO SCORE |
38452 |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
4 A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE |
RED FORCE |
CAPT VAHLDIECK |
lt nixon |
capt saur |
250 GP |
|
LT VOCK |
lt larsen |
lt kase |
|
|
LT LAYNE |
lt corey |
lt fredericks |
|
|
LT DIRIENZ |
lt lewis |
lt rosenau |
|
|
LT CARROLL |
lt colangelo |
lt levin |
|
215 |
4/15/45 |
NERVESA RR BR DIVERSION, ITALY |
MAJ BAKER |
capt yetter |
|
19 |
1 |
18 |
18 |
56 |
36.1 |
38574 |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
2 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
4 A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE |
BLUE
FORCE |
LT TRAETTA |
lt welton |
500 RDX |
|
LT RENTZ |
lt burleson |
|
|
LT KEATLY |
lt pischel |
|
|
LT LEE |
lt stone |
|
|
LT WILLIAMS |
lt hayman |
|
216 |
4/17/45 |
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS NEAR BOLOGNA, ITALY |
MAJ TROM’SHAUSSER |
maj poole |
maj phillips |
42 |
1 |
41 |
41 |
77.25 |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
CAPT
SAUR |
lt lightbocy |
capt vahldieck |
250 GP |
LT
ROSENAU |
lt brashertz |
lt vock |
|
LT
FREDERICKS |
lt martin |
lt layne |
|
LT KASE |
lt picker |
lt dirienz |
|
LT LEVIN |
lt hermanson |
lt carroll |
|
461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY APRIL 1945 (Cont) |
MISS NO |
DATE |
TARGET |
1ST ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
1ST ATTACK UNIT DEP LEADERS |
2ND ATTACK UNIT LEADERS |
A/C T/O |
ERLY RTNS |
A/C O/T |
SORT |
TONS DRPT ON B TGT |
% IN 1000 |
WEATHER AT TGT |
AA |
E A/C SEEN |
CLAIMS |
A/C DMGD |
A/C RTN |
A/C LOST |
MIA |
CASLTY |
RATING |
REMARKS |
217 |
4/18/45 |
AVISIO VIADUCT & RR DIVERSION, ITALY |
MAJ THACKSTON |
capt gray |
lt col gregory |
42 |
3 |
39 |
39 |
82.75 |
40.3 |
HAZE |
MIH |
17 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
LT
TRAETTA |
lt whalen |
lt boyer |
500 RDX |
LT
RENTZ |
lt marchbank |
lt keilman |
|
LT
KEATLY |
lt pischel |
lt lebback |
|
LT LEE |
lt lemanczyk |
lt smith |
|
LT
PHALEN |
lt hayman |
lt stone |
|
|
|
lt wilson |
|
218 |
4/20/45 |
LUSIA RR BRIDGE, ITALY |
MAJ PHILLIPS |
capt yetter |
lt lively |
40 |
2 |
38 |
36 |
69 |
91.9 |
CAVU |
SIH |
1 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
CAPT
VAHLDIECK |
lt miller |
lt bertrand |
1000 RDX |
LT VOCK |
lt tyman |
lt marvin |
|
LT
LAYNE |
lt black |
lt casement |
|
LT
DIRIENZ |
lt griffin |
capt rink |
|
LT
CARROLL |
lt colangelo |
|
|
219 |
4/21/45 |
ATTMANS-PUCNIEW M/Y, AUSTRIA |
MAJ POOLE |
lt henry |
capt gray |
40 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
59 |
61.1 |
38421 |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
LT
BOYER |
lt paysew |
lt whalen |
500 RDX |
LT
LEEBACK |
f/o neras |
lt marchbank |
|
LT
SMITH |
lt rice |
lt pischel |
|
LT
DOONER |
|
lt lemanczyk |
|
LT
WILSON |
|
lt phalen |
|
220 |
4/23/45 |
SADIA ROAD BRIDGE, ITALY |
MAJ TROM’SHAUSSER |
lt ross |
capt connor |
40 |
1 |
39 |
39 |
94.5 |
95.8 |
CAVU |
MAH |
0 |
0 |
9 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
CAPT
SAUR |
lt overdorff |
lt nixon |
1000 GP |
LT
ROSENAU |
lt header |
lt larsen |
|
LT
FREDERICKS |
|
lt corey |
|
LT KASE |
|
capt stein |
|
LT LEVIN |
|
|
|
221 |
4/24/45 |
ROVERETO M/Y & GUN EMPLACEMENT, ITALY |
MAJ BAKER |
lt vladyka |
col worden |
40 |
3 |
37 |
37 |
79 |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
SIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO RATING |
|
LT
WELTON |
lt mc donald |
lt willing |
500 RDX |
LT
BURLESON |
lt curlanc |
lt connelly |
5.96 |
LT POLK |
|
lt williams |
250 FRAGS |
LT LEE |
|
lt berliner |
|
LT
PHALEN |
|
|
|
222 |
4/25/45 |
LINZ MAIN M/Y, AUSTRIA |
MAJ PHILLIPS |
capt yetter |
lt col gregory |
30 |
2 |
30 |
28 |
49 |
95 |
CAVU |
IAH |
2 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
LT
NIXON |
capt vahldieck |
lt sargent |
500 RDX |
LT
LARSEN |
lt vock |
lt hutten |
|
LT CORY |
lt layne |
lt johnson |
|
LT
LEWIS |
capt stein |
lt cone |
|
LT
NERBUN |
|
lt ashorn |
|
LT
COLANGELO |
|
capt rink |
|
223 |
4/26/45 |
LINZ M/Y, AUSTRIA |
COL ROGERS |
maj poole |
lt whalen |
30 |
0 |
29 |
30 |
64.75 |
64.6 |
CAVU |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
LT
WILLING |
lt mc ginnis |
lt somebrake |
250 RDX |
LT
CONNELLY |
lt hanley |
lt marchbank |
|
LT
WILLIAMS |
lt docker |
lt pischel |
|
LT
KACZERSKI |
lt wilson |
lt lemanczyk |
|
LT
PANAGIOTOPOULOS |
lt johnson |
lt phalen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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