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

Skupchak and crew; #7075, Lt. Kerr and crew; #7504, Lt. Miller
and crew; #1579, Lt. Helfrich and crew; #1909, Lt. Riser and
crew; #2490, Capt. Reid and Lt. Col. Lewis P. Ensign and the “A”
crew, in lead ship; #7956, Capt Sheriff and Col. Terry, Group
Commander, and crew in lead ship, leading the wing.
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16 June 1944: On the 16 , there being no operational mission
scheduled, an extensive training program on the ground was
carried out. Attendance was especially good considering the
amount of operational flying that has been done during the past
several days.
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17 June 1944: On the 17 , a mission was planned with Amiens,
France as the target, but it was “scrubbed” due to adverse
weather.
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18 June 1944: On the 18 , the dock area of Hamburg, Germany as
successfully bombed. This was the first mission against a target
in Germany for the past while. Combat crews, when starting to
bomb the German’s own territory, expect more opposition than when
they are attacking a target in another country. Opposition today
was more intense than usual. Several of our ships returned with
holes torn through them, mostly from flak. Enemy fighters also
made one sweep through our formation but they failed to get a
single one of our ships.
Eighteen ships took part as follows: #7304, Lt. Pryor and crew;
#1542, Lt. Basinger and crew; #7234, Lt. O’Toole and crew; #1909,
Lt. Klinger and crew; #7276, Lt. Braund and crew; #7851, Lt.
Riser and crew; #7540, Lt. Pickard and crew; #7563, Lt. Stunf and
crew; #2116, Lt. Burwick and crew; #7075, Lt. Kerr and crew;
#7594, Lt. Sprinkle and crew; #1579, Lt. Helfrich and crew;
#7625, Lt. Maziarz and crew; #7040, Lt. Maxwell and crew; #k7504,
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Lt. Col. Ensign and Lt. Morey, with a 323 crew; #7173, Lt.
Miller and crew; #7959, Lt. Sheriff and crew; #7956, Capt. Reid
and the “A” crew in the lead ship.
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Ship #7959 (401 ) aborted soon after take-off due to mechanical
failure. Ship #7234, aborted, due to an error in navigation. It
was unable to get in the formation after climbing above the
overcast. All ships returned safely. There was no injury to any
personnel.
19 June 1944: The 19 found our ships on a mission with Cazaux,
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France, as the target. There was an enemy airfield located there.
It was successfully bombed. All ships returned safely and there
were no abortives. Ships on this mission as listed on the loading
list are as follows: Lt. Col Berry, Squadron Commander, and Capt.
Sheriff, in #2490, leading the wing. #2116, Lt. Burwick and crew;