| 461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY JULY 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 |
| 53 | 7/2/44 | BUDAPEST RAKOS M/Y, HUNGARY | MAJ. DOOLEY, CAPT. MacDOUGALL, LT. OWENS, LT. LOWE, LT. HICKOX | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. HOLMES, LT. DAVIS, LT. LAYTON, LT. WARD | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. FORD, LT. GOLAVITO, LT. DIETRICK | 36 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 68.75 500 GP | 0 | CAVU | M-A-H | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | VERY POOR | SMOKE OBSCURED TARGET |
| 54 | 7/3/44 | BUCHAREST MOGASAIA OIL STORAGE & IRON GATE, ROUMANIA | LT. COL. HAWES, LT. ALKIRE, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN | CAPT. WALTERS, F/O FITZPATRICK, LT. LEPIC, LT. SMITH | CAPT. TALLANT, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. HEMAN | 37 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 72 500 GP | NO SCORE | ? | M-I-H | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | FAIR | 10 BOMBED OIL STORAGE 13 BOMBED IRON GATE NO FLAK AT IRON GATE |
| 55 | 7/5/44 | BEZIERS M/Y, FRANCE | MAJ. WORD, LT. FORD, LT. GOLAVITO, LT. DIETRICK, LT. PRIEN | CAPT. MIXSON, LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON, LT. AMOROSO | LT. SIMON, LT. BARNES, LT. BREMAN, LT. HICKOX | 36 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 67.75 500 GP | 40 | ? | S-I-H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | 1 A/C BOMBED DETZ M/Y |
| 56 | 7/6/44 | AVIANO OIL STORAGE, ITALY | MAJ. BURKE, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. RHODES | CAPT. KOLLENBORN, CAPT. STEVENS, LT. DELAMETER, LT. VORPE, LT. FREEMAN | CAPT. McQUILLAN, LT. ALKIRE, LT. FAHERTY, LT. WEST, COL. LEE | 34 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 74.75 500 GP | NO SCORE | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |
| 57 | 7/7/44 | BLECHHAMMER N SYNTHETIC OIL REFINERY, GERMANY | COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. STRONG, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA | MAJ. DOOLEY, LT. HESSER, CAPT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. DAVIS | LT. ROBINSON, LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. KADOW, LT. WILSON | 34 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 67.50 500 GP | PFF | ? | I-A-H | 32 | 5/4/2000 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | NO RATING | |
| 58 | 7/8/44 | KORNEUBURG OIL REFINERY, AUSTRIA | LT. COL. HAWES, LT. ALKIRE, LT. KING, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. RADOVSKY | CAPT. McQUILLAN, CAPT. WALTERS, LT. LEPIC, LT. SMITH | CAPT. TALLANT, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. HEMAN | 32 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 68.5 500 GP | 52 | CAVU | I-A-H | 20 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |
| 59 | 7/11/44 | SUBMARINES AT TOULON, FRANCE | LT. COL. APPLEGATE, LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. MALITA, LT. PRIEN, LT. BRAYNOR | CAPT. ROBINSON, LT. KOSTKA, LT. NOVAK, LT. AMOROSO, LT. HARP | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. DESPANN, LT. STEVENSON, LT. GERMAN | 36 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 74.25 500 GP | NO SCORE | CAVU | M-I-H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | FAIR | |
| 60 | 7/12/44 | NIMES M/Y, FRANCE | LT. COL. HAWES, CAPT. STEVENS, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. DE WITT, LT. VORPE | CAPT. TALLANT, LT. WILSON, F/O NELLE, LT. BROWN, LT. NEIMAN | CAPT. WALTERS, F/O FITZPATRICK, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SMITH | 28 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 94.25 500 GP | 24 | CAVU | S-I-H | 20 | 7-0-0 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 40 | 6 | GOOD | |
| 61 | 7/14/44 | PETFURDO OIL REFINERY, HUNGARY | MAJ. DOOLEY, CAPT. DONOVAN, CAPT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. LOGUE | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. WOOD, LT. KNIEVAL, LT. PRENDEVILLE | LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. GUNN, LT. MALITA, LT. PRIEN | 28 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 94 500 GP | 32 | CAVU | S-I-H | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SUPERIOR | |
| 62 | 7/15/44 | PLOESTI CREDITUL MINIER OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA | COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. STRONG, CAPT. LEFFLER, CAPT. PRUITT, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA | MAJ. DOOLEY, LT. HESSER, CAPT. STILES, LT. LOWE, LT. CARROLL | MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS | 30 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 78.25 500 GP | PFF | ? | I-A-H | 0 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | NO RATING | |
| 63 | 7/16/44 | WEINER NEUDORF A/C ENGINE FCTY, AUSTRIA | LT. COL. APPLEGATE, LT. SPECHT, CAPT. LEFFLER, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. AMOROSO | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. ARBUTHNOT, CAPT. STILES, LT. PRIEN, LT. SIMEROTH | LT. HOLMES, LT. MALOTTE, LT. WARD, LT. ROEDERER | 23 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 50 1000 GP | PFF | ? | I-A-H | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NO RATING | |
| 64 | 7/18/44 | FRIEDRICHSHAFEN MANZELL A/C COMPONENTS FACTORY, GERMANY | LT. COL. HAWES, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. COURCIER, LT. MARANGELO, LT. NEIMAN | MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. STEVENS, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. VORPE, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS | LT. TROHMAN, LT. JONES, LT. RAWLS, LT. ROEDERER | 26 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 54.50 1000 RDX | 27 | CAVU | I-A-H | 2 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | GOOD | |
| 65 | 7/19/44 | MUNICH SCHLEISSHEIM A/D, GERMANY | MAJ. BURKE, LT. HESSER, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. HICKOX, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS | LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. HOLMES, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. MUSE, LT. SULLIVAN | LT. ARBUTHNOT, F/O LANSER, F/O RICHMAN, LT. PRIEN | 26 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 48 1000 GP | 43 | ? | I-A-H | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | EXCELLENT | |
| 66 | 7/21/44 | BRUX SYNTHETIC OIL REFINERY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA | LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG, CAPT. LEFFLER, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA, F/O WESTFALL | MAJ. WORD, LT. HESSER, LT. LOGUE, LT. MUSE, LT. SULLIVAN | COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. BAKER, F/O NELLE, LT. BROWN | 26 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 40.50 100 GP | PFF | 5/10 | I-A-H | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO RATING | |
| 67 | 7/22/44 | PLOESTI ROMANA AMERICANA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA | COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. SPECHT, CAPT. LEFFLER, MAJ. PRUITT, LT. SIMEROTH, LT. GIZELBA | CAPT. DONOVAN, LT. PHILLIPS, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS, LT. GRABENSTEIN | LT. HOLMES, LT. MALOTTE, LT. WARD, LT. HICKOX | 26 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 53 1000 GP | PFF | ? | I-A-H | 5 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | NO RATING | ALL CREWS OF LT. HOLMES AND LT. TAYLOR BAILED OUT OVER BASE |
| 68 | 7/24/44 | TROOP AT PLJEVLJA, PREJEPOLJE, SJENICA, AND ANDRIJEVICA, YUGOSLAVIA | MAJ GOREE, CAPT. STEVENS, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. VORPA, COL. LEE | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. KOSTKA, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. PASIUK | MAJ. BURKE, LT. SEEMAN, LT. PARKHURST, LT. LOWE, LT. KNEIVAL | 28 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 64 1000 GP | VARIOUS | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GOOD | |
| 69 | 7/25/44 | LINZ HERMAN GOERING TANK WORKS, AUSTRIA | MAJ. BURKE, LT. HESSER, LT. LOGUE, LT. LOWE, LT. PASOTO, LT. SULLIVAN | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. HENRY, LT. KING, LT. SULLIVAN, LT. GIZELBA | LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. WAGGONER, LT. NOVAK, LT. PASIUK | 26 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 0 1000 GP | NO SCORE | CAVU | I-A-H | 50 | 31-10-0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 112 | 10 | UNOBS | ALL BOMBS SALVOED SHORT OF TARGET |
| 70 | 7/27/44 | PEC, YUGOSLAVIA | LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG, LT. FAHERTY, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN | CAPT. McQUILLAN, LT. CRUME, LT. KING, LT. DICKIE, F/O WESTFALL | CAPT. BEAN, LT. BROWN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 72 1000 GP | 0 | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | VERY POOR | |
| 71 | 7/28/44 | PHLORINA, GREECE | CAPT. DONOVAN, CAPT. SPECHT, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. SIMEROTH | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS, LT. MALITA, LT. PRIEN, LT. GRABENSTEIN | MAJ. WORD, LT. SEEMAN, LT. PARKHURST, LT. SLUSING | 25 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 99 1000 GP | 40.7 | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |
| 72 | 7/30/44 | BUDAPEST DUNA A/C FACTORY, HUNGARY | COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. STEVENS, CAPT. LEFFLER, MAJ. PRUITT, LT. VORPE | MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. KONAPAKA | LT. CRUME, LT. LUBINSKY, LT. FERGUSON, LT. DICKIE | 25 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 27.50 500 RDX | 28.8 | 2/10 | M-A-H | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GOOD | |
| 73 | 7/31/44 | BUCHAREST, PRAHOVA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA | MAJ. WORD, LT. WOOD, CAPT. STILES, LT. PRENDEVILLE, LT. RHODES, LT. NOVAK | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. ROBERTS, LT. DAVIS, LT. BROOKE, LT. GERMAN | LT. TAYLOR, LT. JOHNSON, LT. LACE, LT. TOTH | 24 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 39.50 500 RDX | 68 | 5/10 | M-I-H | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | POOR | ONE A/C BOMBED PLOESTI |