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

crew; #342, Capt. Ranzoni and crew; #116, Lt. Wilkinson and crew;
and #909, Capt Kuehl and crew. Ship #774 aborted shortly after
take-off due to a runaway prop. The crew was credited with an
engineering abortive which means that they were not held
responsible for the turn-back, but it was due to mechanical
failure over which the crew had no control. The other eight ships
completed the mission and returned safely to base.
9 April 1944: On the 9th, Odynia, in German-occupied Poland, was
the target. Nine ships from this squadron took part in this
mission, but due to adverse weather conditions, they were
recalled after having been in the air for about four hours. Ship
#563 with Lt. Fred T. Garner, Pilot, fell in with another group
and went on to bomb Orienburg as their target.
10 April 1944: Brussels Germany, occupied Belgium, was the target
for the 10th. Seven ships from this squadron took part as
follows: Ship #509, Capt. Samuelson and crew; #116, Lt. Wilkinson
and crew; #151, Lt. Sheriff and crew: #075, Lt. Register and
crew; #576, Lt. Bruce and crew; #636 Lt. Hackleman and crew; and
#234, Lt. Gorby and crew. Ships took off at and early hour and
returned safely at 1041 hours. This was one of the shortest
missions of all and was completed, without loss or damage to
ships and to air crews.
On this day the base was inspected by Brig. General Williams,
Commanding General, 1st bombardment division. Capt. McFarland and
the "A" crew stood by one ship which was inspected by Gen.
Williams.
11 April 1944: Costies, Germany, was the target on the 11th but
Stettin the secondary target, was attacked due to cloud cover
over the primary target. The mission was considered a success.
All ships and their crews of this squadron returned safely to
base. 1/Lt. Burk, Bombardier, completed his tour of duty of
thirty missions. It will be noted that during the month of March,
this officer went on fifteen operation missions and did more than
120 combat hours flying time. This was a record achievement for a
combat crew member in this squadron.
Ships taking part in this mission were: #534, Capt Kuehl and
crew, #151, Lt. Sheriff and crew; #542, Capt. Ranzoni and crew;
#276, Lt. Hackleman and crew, #563, Lt. Klinger and crew; #116,
Lt. Thomas and crew; #075, Lt. Register and crew; #304, Lt. Pryor
and crew; #634, Lt. Gardner and crew; #540, Lt. Gorby and crew;
#504 Lt. Reid and crew.
It was thought that 1/Lt. George Brooks, Copilot on Ship #276,
had completed his tour of thirty missions, due to the fact that