461ST
BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY MAY 1944 |
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 |
17 |
5/2/44 |
LA SPEZIA HARBOR, ITALY |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. DONOVAN, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES |
CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. SEEMAN, LT.
OWENS, LT. SLUSING |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. SPECHT, LT.
STEPHENSON, LT. PRIEN |
39 |
1 |
18 LA SPEZIA |
38 |
40.5 500 G.P. |
NO SCORE |
UNDERCAST |
M-A-H |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAIR |
42.75 TONS ON
OTHER TARGETS WARSHIP SUNK |
18 |
5/5/44 |
PLOESTI M/Y, ROUMANIA |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT.
STRONG, LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. McQUILLAN, LT. ALKIRE, LT.
FERGUSON, LT. RADOVSKY |
CAPT. GOREE, LT. VEILUVA, LT.
DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
36 |
2 |
34 |
34 |
76.5 500 G.P. |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
H-I-A |
30 |
0 |
34 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
FAIR |
FIRST FATALITY |
19 |
5/6/44 |
PITESTI M/Y, ROUMANIA |
CAPT. HOERMANN,
LT. CHILDREY, LT. STEPHENSON, LT. PRIEN |
LT. FULLER, LT. LUCAS, LT.
GONZALES, LT. DALY |
CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. MacDOUGALL,
LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
38 |
4 |
34 |
34 |
74 500 G.P. |
10 |
LIGHT HAZE |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
MAJ APPLEGATE’S
LEAD SHIP ABORTED INTERVALOMETER SETTING OF 325 |
20 |
5/7/44 |
BUCHAREST CHITILA M/Y, ROUMANIA |
CAPT. GOREE,
LT. VEILUVA, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. RHODES |
LT. BEAN, LT. BENTON, LT. CRAN,
LT. NEIMAN |
CAPT. McQUILLAN, LT. ALKIRE, LT.
FAHERTY, LT. COLES |
36 |
1 |
35 |
35 |
79 500 G.P. |
39 |
HAZE |
M-I-H |
2 |
0 |
3 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
21 |
5/10/44 |
WIENER NEUSTADT NORD A/D, AUSTRIA |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. OWENS |
CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. MacDOUGALL,
LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. SPECHT, LT.
MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY |
37 |
4 |
33 |
33 |
67.5 FRAGS |
NO SCORE |
HAZE |
I-A-H |
60 |
37809 |
26 |
32 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
POOR |
|
22 |
5/12/44 |
MARINA DI CARRARA M/Y 7 AL PLANT,
ITALY |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. ALKIRE, CAPT. LEFFLER, LT. COLES, LT. RADOVSKY |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT. STRONG, LT.
FAHERTY, LT. SULLIVAN |
CAPT. GOREE, LT. BEAN, LT.
ICONIS, LT. DE WITT |
36 |
4 |
32 |
33 |
75 500 G.P. |
NO SCORE |
9/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FAIR |
|
23 |
5/13/44 |
IMOLA M/Y, ITALY |
CAPT. WORD, LT.
SPECHT, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. PRIEN |
MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. MIXSON, LT.
KADOW, LT. WILSON |
CAPT. DICKINSON, LT. MacDOUGALL,
LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
38 |
0 |
38 |
38 |
92.5 500 G.P. |
20 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
TGT WAS FAENZA |
24 |
5/14/44 |
PADUA M/Y, ITALY |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. BEAN, CAPT. LEFFLER, LT. DE WITT, LT. VORPE |
LT. TALLANT, LT. VEILUVA, LT.
DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
MAJ. BURKE, LT. STRONG, LT.
KING, LT. SULLIVAN |
38 |
2 |
36 |
36 |
81 500 G.P. |
60 |
CAVU |
I-A-H |
0 |
0 |
32 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
SUPERIOR |
|
25 |
5/17/44 |
PORTO FARRAJO STEEL MILLS, ELBA
ISLAND, ITALY |
CAPT. DOOLEY,
LT. DONOVAN, LT. STILES, LT, LOWE, LT. OWENS |
CAPT. DICKINSON, LT. SEEMAN, LT.
PARKHURST, LT. SLUSING |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. SPECHT, LT.
MALITA, LT. PRIEN |
39 |
6 |
33 |
34 |
74.5 500 G.P. |
29 |
CAVU |
M-I-H |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
|
26 |
5/18/44 |
BELGRADE ZEMUN A/D, YUGO |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. WARREN, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT. STRONG, LT.
KING, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. SMITH |
LT. TALLANT, LT. VEILUVA, LT.
DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
38 |
6 |
32 |
32 |
72 500 G.P. |
NO SCORE |
10/10 |
S-I-H |
0 |
0 |
2 SLIGHT |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UNOBS |
|
27 |
5/19/44 |
RECCO VIADUCT, ITALY |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. SPECHT, LT. MURPHY, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. PRIEN |
MAJ. APPLEGATE, LT. MIXSON, LT.
KADOW, LT. DUSENBERRY |
CAPT. DICKINSON, LT. MacDOUGALL,
LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
31 |
4 |
27 |
27 |
75 1000 &
2000 G.P. |
NO SCORE |
9/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
POOR |
NOT ALL A/C HIT
PT |
28 |
5/22/44 |
PIOMBINO HARBOT, ITALY |
MAJ. BURKE, LT.
VEILUVA, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. RHODES |
LT. KOLLENBORN, LT. BEAN, LT.
CRAN, LT. NEIMAN |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT. STRONG, LT.
KING, LT. SULLIVAN |
40 |
0 |
39 |
39 |
75.5 100LS INCEND |
NO SCORE |
CAVU |
M-I-H |
2 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
29 |
5/23/44 |
SUBIACO RD JUNCTION, ITALY |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. DONOVAN, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES |
CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. BIGELOW, LT.
OWENS, LT. LOWE |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. SPECHT, LT.
MILITA, LT. PRIEN |
39 |
1 |
38 |
38 |
72 500 G.P. |
67 |
8/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
|
30 |
5/24/44 |
WIENER NEUSTADT WOLLERSDORF A/D,
AUSTRIA |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. STRONG, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. COLES |
CAPT. DICKINSON, LT. BIGELOW,
LT. MULLER, LT. FISHER |
CAPT. GOREE, LT. BEAN, LT, CRAN,
LT. NEIMAN |
37 |
4 |
32 |
32 |
52 500 G.P. |
NO SCORE |
9/10 |
I-A-H |
30 |
2-1-3 |
1 SEVERE 22
SLIGHT |
31 |
2 |
20 |
3 SERIOUS 2
SLIGHT |
VERY POOR |
|
31 |
5/25/44 |
CARMOULES M/Y, FRANCE |
MAJ. APPLEGATE,
LT. SPECHT, LT. MURPHY, LT, PRIEN, LT. DIETRICK |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. FORD, LT.
KADOW, LT. WILSON |
LT. MacDOUGALL, LT. WINTER, LT.
DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
38 |
2 |
36 |
36 |
76.75 500 G.P. |
36 |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
32 |
5/26/44 |
LYON/VAISE M/Y, FRANCE |
MAJ. BURKE, LT.
BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. WHITE |
LT. TALLANT, LT. VEILUVA, LT.
DELAMETER, LT. RHODES |
LT. DAHLANDER, LT. STRONG, LT.
KING, LT. SULLIVAN |
38 |
4 |
34 |
33 |
69.75 500 G.P. |
54 |
CAVU |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EXCELLENT |
|
33 |
5/27/44 |
SALON DE PROVENCE A/D, FRANCE |
COL.
GLANTZBERG, LT. DONOVAN, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. STILES |
CAPT. DOOLEY, LT. SEEMAN, LT.
OWENS, LT. SLUSING |
CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. SPECHT, LT.
MALITA, LT. PRIEN |
38 |
1 |
36 |
36 |
81 500 G.P. |
24 |
LIGHT HAZE |
I-A-H |
0 |
0 |
24 SLIGHT 1
SEVERE |
36 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
GOOD |
|
34 |
5/29/44 |
WIENER NEUSTADT WERKE, AUSTRIA |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. STRONG, LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN |
MAJ. KNAPP, LT. WARREN, LT.
LEPIG, LT. HANCOCK |
MAJ. BURKE, LT. VEILUVA, LT.
DELAMETER, LT. RHODES, LT. BROWN |
37 |
4 |
33 |
37 |
74.25 500 G.P. |
NO RECORD |
CAVU |
I-A-H |
3 |
3-0-0 |
7 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GOOD |
|
35 |
5/30/44 |
WELS A/C FACTORY, AUSTRIA |
MAJ. APPLEGATE,
LT. SPECHT, LT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. PRIEN |
LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. GUNN, LT.
PATTERSON, LT. HARP |
CAPT. WORD, LT. MacDOUGALL, LT.
DAVIS, LT. GERMAN |
35 |
5 |
30 |
30 |
60 100 LB INCEND |
NO RECORD |
CAVU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SUPERIOR |
FLAK AT ST
MICHAELS |
36 |
5/31/44 |
PLOESTI
CONCORDIA VEGA OIL RFY, ROUMANIA |
LT. COL. HAWES,
LT. VEILUVA, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. RHODES |
LT. KOLLENBORN,
LT. BEAN, LT. ICONIS, LT. DE WITT, LT. DELAMETER |
LT. DAHLANDER,
LT. STRONG, LT. KING, LT. SULLIVAN |
36 |
2 |
34 |
34 |
75.75 500 G.P. |
27 |
CAVU |
I-A-H |
20 |
0 |
31 BY FLAK |
32 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
GOOD |
SMOKE SCREEN |
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