| 461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY AUGUST 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 |
| 74 | 8/2/44 | AVIGNON RR BRIDGE, FRANCE | LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG, LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN | CAPT. RIDER, LT. CRUME, LT. WAGNER, LT. DICKIE, LT. CAREY | LT. GRIMM, LT. JOHNSON, LT. SIMEROTH, LT. ROTHBERG | 27 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 81.25 500 GP | 73.1 | CAVU WITH HAZE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SUPERIOR | |
| 75 | 8/3/44 | FRIEDRICHSHFEN ZAHNRADFABRIK AC FACTORY, GERMANY | COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. SPECHT, LT. MALITA, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. GEERING, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. PRIEN, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. MORANGELO | LT. MULLER, LT. BEEGLE, LT. FALKOWSKI, LT. HUGHES | 27 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 41.25 500 RDX | PFF | ? | SIH | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | NO RATING | |
| 76 | 8/6/44 | MIRAMAS M/Y, FRANCE | MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, CAPT. DE WITT, LT. MORANGELO | CAPT. STEVENS, LT. RUSSELL, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. VORPE, LT. ROTHWELL | CAPT. DONOVAN, LT. CRUME, LT. WAGNER, LT. DICKIE, LT. CAREY | 33 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 96 500 RDX | 52.7 | CAVU | NIH | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | EXCELLENT | |
| 77 | 8/7/44 | BLECHHAMMER SOUTH OIL REFINERY, GERMANY | MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT. STILES, LT. WARREN, LT. NOVAK | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. SEEMAN, LT. VOCK, LT. SLUSING, LT. GERMAN | CAPT. ROBINSON, LT. COOPER, LT. WINSTEAD, LT. LANDRY | 26 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31.5 500 RDX | PFF | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | NO RATING | |
| 78 | 8/9/44 | ALMASFUZITO OIL REFINERY, HUNGARY | LT. COL. KNAPP, CAPT. STRONG, LT. KING, LT. COLES, LT. SULLIVAN | CAPT. RIDER, LT. MULLER, LT. FALKOWSKI, LT. HUGHES | LT. RUSSELL, LT. WEIR, LT. STANLEY, LT. HALL | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 90.25 500 RDX | 62 | CAVU | MIH | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SUPERIOR | |
| 79 | 8/10/44 | PLOESTI XENIA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA | LT. COL. APPLEGATE, CAPT. SPECHT. CAPT. MURPHY, LT. DUSENBERRY, LT. GEERING, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS, LT. MALITA, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. TOTH, LT. MILLER | COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. DONOVAN, LT. KING, LT. WESTFALL, LT. GIZELBA | 36 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 94.25 500 RDX | NO SCORE | CAVU | IAH | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | NO RATING | |
| 80 | 8/12/44 | GENOA GUN POSITIONS, ITALY | MAJ. GOREE, CAPT. STEVENS, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. VORPE, LT. DE WITT | CAPT. TALLANT, CAPT. BEAN, LT. CRAN, LT. NEIMAN, LT. KUCERA | LT. MULLER, LT. BEEGLE, LT. FALKOWSKI, LT. HUGHES | 30 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 87.5 500 RDX | 6.4 | CAVU | MAN | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 4 | POOR | |
| 81 | 8/13/44 | GENOA GUN POSITIONS, ITALY | MAJ. WORD, LT. HUTCHINSON, LT. STEVENSON, LT. BROCK | LT. DESPANN, LT. WINTER, CAPT. SERIJAN, LT. GERMAN, LT. BENNETT | LT. WEIR, LT. VENO, LT. STRUMSKI, LT. COURCIER | 30 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 54 500 RDX | 0 | ? | MAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | VERY POOR | |
| 82 | 8/14/44 | GUN POSITIONS NEAR FREJUS, FRANCE | LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. LUEBKE, LT. AMOS, LT. COLES, LT. WESTFALL | CAPT. RIDER, LT. ROSWURN, LT. LOMAX, LT. YOUNG, LT. SOSSAMON | LT. PHILLIPS, LT. WAGNER, LT. MALITA, LT. DUSENBERRY | 30 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 59 1000 GP | 64.5 | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SUPERIOR | |
| 83 | 8/15/44 | FREJUS BEACH, FRANCE | COL. GLANTZBERG, CAPT. SPECHT, LT. KING, MAJ. PRUIT, LT. GIZELBA | CAPT. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS, LT. MALITA, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. PRIEN | MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK | 31 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 63.5 100 GP | 51.2 | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SUPERIOR | |
| 84 | 8/17/44 | PLOESTI ROMANO AMERICANA OIL REFINERY, ROUMANIA | CAPT. RIDER, LT. GARRETT, LT. STRUMSKI, CAPT. DE WITT, LT. SUNQUIST | LT. TIFFANY, LT. WHITNEY, LT. MANCE, LT. MacDIAMID | LT. COL. LAWHON, CAPT. SPECHT, LT. JARMAN, LT. MALITA, LT. DUSENBERRY | 32 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 40 500 RDX | 45.6 | CAVU | IAH | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | EXCELLENT | |
| 85 | 8/18/44 | ALIBUNAR AIRDROME, YUGOSLAVIA | MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK, LT. GERMAN, LT. CARROLL | CAPT. ROBINSON, LT. ROBERTS, LT. DAVIS, LT. BENNETT | CAPT. SPECHT, LT. SAGE, LT. PRIOR, LT. MALITA | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 37.44 FRAGS | NO SCORE | 3/10 9000’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |
| 86 | 8/20/44 | SZOLNOK AIRDROME, HUNGARY | LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. CRUME, LT. SERIJAN, LT. COLES, LT. GIZELBA | LT. COL. LAWHON, LT. ROSWURM, LT. LOMAX, LT. YOUNG, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. BOTTIGLIA | LT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. JENKINS, LT. HAGGERTY, LT. BROCK | 31 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 96.32 FRAGS | NO SCORE | HAZE | SIH | 0 | 0 | 1 SLIGHT | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |
| 87 | 8/22/44 | VIENNA LOBAU UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE, AUSTRIA | LT. COL. APPLEGATE, CAPT. SPECHT. CAPT. MURPHY, LT. PRIEN, LT. TOTH, F/O PANAGIOTOPOULOS | MAJ. HOERMANN, LT. PHILLIPS, LT. ROTHBERG, LT. GRABENSTEIN, LT. READ, LT. NETZER | LT. ROBERTS, LT. VANDERHOEVEN, LT. GUSTAFSON, LT. BROCK | 27 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 38 1000GP | NO SCORE | CAVU | IAH | 34 | 11-0-0 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 2 | EXCELLENT | |
| 88 | 8/23/44 | ST. POLTEN MARKERSDORF A/D, AUSTRIA | MAJ. GOREE, LT. GARRETT, LT. HEROLD, CAPT. DE WITT, CAPT. SUNQUIST, LT. MORANGELO | LT. WEIR, LT. ROSENBURG, LT. VAN BUREN, LT. COURCIER | LT. ROBERTS, LT. TRIER, LT. STEVENSON, LT. PIERCE | 31 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 60.66 FRAGS | NO SCORE | CAVU | 0 | 60/70 | 3/6/2001 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 0 | GOOD | |
| 89 | 8/24/44 | FERRARA RR BRIDGE, ITALY | MAJ. WORD, LT. DESPANN, CAPT. STILES, MAJ. PRUIT, LT. BROCK | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. WINTER, LT. DAVIS, LT. GERMAN, LT. PIERCE | LT. WEIR, LT. OLIVER, CAPT. SERIJAN, LT. COURCIER | 28 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 61.5 100 RDX | 18.9 | CAVU WITH HAZE | IAH | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 1 | FAIR | |
| 90 | 8/26/44 | BUCHAREST, OTOPENI A/D, ROUMANIA | LT. COL. KNAPP, LT. CRUME, LT. SERIJAN, LT. COLES, LT. GIZELBA, LT. WESTFALL | LT. COL. LAWHON, LT. ROSWURM, LT. LOMAX, LT. WAGNER, LT. SOSSAMON, LT. DICKIE | CAPT SPECHT, LT. JENKINS, LT. ROTHBERG, LT. BIRRELL | 28 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 45 500 GP | 4.6 | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | POOR | |
| 91 | 8/27/44 | VENZONE VIADUCT, ITALY | LT. COL. APPLEGATE, CAPT. SPECHT, CAPT. MURPHY, LT. PRIEN, LT. DICK | CAPT. ARBUTHNOT, LT. PHILLIPS, LT. MALITA, LT. TOTH, LT. BERG | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. VANDERHOEVEN, LT. LOVERIN, LT. SULLIVAN | 28 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 50 500 RDX | 73.9 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SUPERIOR | |
| 92 | 8/28/44 | SZOLNOK/SZAJOL RR BRIDGE, HUNGARY | COL. GLANTZBERG, LT. GARRETT, CAPT. KING, MAJ. PRUIT, CAPT. DE WITT | LT. SPENCER, LT. ANDERSON, LT. GOODFRIEND, LT. SUNQUIST, LT. MacDIAMID | LT. COL. LAWHON, LT. ROBERTS, LT. DAVIS, LT. BROCK | 27 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 52 100 GP | 55.1 | CAVU | SIH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |
| 93 | 8/29/44 | SZEGED M/Y, HUNGARY | MAJ. DONOVAN, LT. DESPANN, CAPT. STILES, LT. BROCK | CAPT. FRANKLIN, LT. VANDERHOEVEN, LT. VOCK, LT. STOLOFF, LT. LOVERIN | LT. RUSSELL, LT. HERRIN, LT. HEROLD, LT. MacDiamid | 27 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 41.25 500 GP | 49.5 | CAVU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EXCELLENT | |