Dailies of the 323rd - the 91st Bomb Group!

month was spent.
2 March 1944: On the second, an operation mission was carried out
against Frankfurt, Germany. Nine ships of this squadron
anticipating 1/Lt Joseph M. Sulli, Navigator, and S/Sgt. Phillip
Taylor, gunner, completed their tour of operation duty. As there
was a 10/10 overcast above the target, results of bombing could
not be ascertained, but all ships returned safely to base after
having dropped their bombs. Crews and ships participating were:
Ship #513, 1/Lt. Kuehl and crew; #580, 2/Lt. Claude Williams and
crew; #585 1/Lt. Bradford and crew; #911, 1/Lt. Harding and crew;
#965, 1/Lt. Pickard and crew; #774, 2/Lt. Register and drew;
#761, 2/Lt. Wilkinson and crew; #909, 1/Lt. Reid and crew; #118,
1/Lt. Samuelson and crew. Combat crewmembers not flying on this
mission participated in ground school and training activities.
3 March 1944: An operational mission was carried out with Berlin,
Germany as the target, but due to weather conditions
Wilhelmshaven, Germany, was bombed. 1/Lt. Thomas J. Gannon,
formerly squadron bombardier, finished his tour of operational
duty. Ships of this squadron on this mission were: #761, Lt. Wood
and crew; #774, Lt. Register and crew; #965, Lt. Pickard and
crew; #911, Lt. Harding and crew; #580, Lt. Claude Williams and
crew; #585, Lt. Bradford and crew; #909, Lt. Wilkinson and crew;
#513, Lt. James and crew, and #118, Lt. McFarland and crew. Due
to unfavorable weather conditions, this mission was not
successful. All ships returned safely to base except ship #965
which, due to being shot up by the enemy and all its engine
failing, was compelled to ditch in the North Sea. All crew
members succeeded in getting out before it sank, but five members
perished from exposure in the water due to the life raft's
failing to inflate. Here are the names of the five who could not
be rescued in time to prevent their deaths: Lt. Milton L. Pike,
Navigator; 2/Lt. Robert Warren, Bombardier; T/Sgt. Edward C.
White, Engineer; S/Sgt. Lewis C. Alger, Tail Gunner; and S/Sgt.
Darrel Moran Ball Turret Gunner. Air Sea Rescue succeeded in
saving the following men: 2/Lt. Walter M. Pickard, Pilot; 2/Lt.
Smith, Copilot; S/Sgt. Perry E. Wofford, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt.
Edward Crafton, Radio operator/gunner; and S/Sgt. James
Dumouchel, waist gunner.
4 March 1944: March 4, Berlin, Germany was again the target, but
due to unfavorable weather conditions, the bombing was not
considered successful. Seven ships from this squadron
participated - all returned safely. Two of them failed to reach
the target area, one of which did not get far enough into enemy
territory to be allowed credit for a sortie. This was ship #779
(324th ship) flown by 2/Lt. Fourny and crew. Ship #774, Lt.