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

the 29th instead of the 26th as previously stated. 1/Lt. Edward
S. Register, Jr. Completed his tour of duty today. Both he and
Lt. Hackleman represent the highest type of airmen and they made
enviable records for themselves and the squadron during their
tours. Lt. Register established a record number of missions for a
pilot during any one month when he flew fifteen during the month
of March, 1944.
29 April 1944: There was a mission against Berlin, Germany, "Big
B", on the 29th when twelve ships participated in giving that big
city a good dose of what the Germans so rejoiced in giving to
London in 1940. No doubt the crew members took no little pleasure
in pounding that city which the German leaders use to think was
safe from such attacks. This mission once again indicates that no
city in the Reich is safe from our attacks. Ships and crews
participating were: Capt. Samuelson and Lt. Maziarz in the lead
ship, #061 (401st); #304, Lt. Pryor and crew; #116, Lt. Wilkinson
and crew; #151, Lt. Sheriff and crew; #040, Lt. Collier and crew;
#909, Lt. Hackleman and crew; #580, Lt. Gorby and crew; #636, Lt.
Riser and crew; #075, Lt. Gardner and crew; #542, Capt. Ranzoni
and crew; #504, Lt. Bruce and crew; #276, Lt. Thomas and crew.
All ships and their crews returned safely to base. In this
respect, the squadron had it lucky as the flak was heavy and
accurate and as several losses of ships and personnel were
sustained by other organizations participating in this mission.
Ship #116, was severely damaged and the crew seemed to believe
they were especially fortunate in escaping injury. In addition to
Lt. Hackleman, 1/Lt. Edward J. Kaiserski, Bombardier; and 1/Lt.
Carl L. Kroll, Navigator, completed their tours of duty with the
squadron and will be assigned elsewhere.
Ground school and training activities were participated in by
personnel not flying on today's mission, but there was a small
attendance due to the large number of crews on the mission.
30 April 1944: On the 30th, nine ships from the 91st Bomb Group
participated in a mission against an Airdrome near Lyons, France.
This squadron furnished three of the nine as follows: Ship #075,
Lt. Kovachevich and crew; #560, Lt. Collier and crew; #234, Capt.
Kuehl and crew. All three returned without injury or much
excitement in the way of enemy opposition. On this mission, 1/Lt.
William C. Hotsinger, flying as a Copilot, completed his tour of
duty; so did 1/Lt. Dan Jordan, Navigator . On the 22nd of March,
Lt. Hotsinger was checked out as a Pilot. Such attainment is
something that one may well be proud of, for it shows that the
person concerned has continued gaining in proficiency under the
difficult condition of aerial combat when the average person does
well to maintain the rating he starts in with, let alone reaching
to new heights of achievement in a career that is nerve racking