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

to say the least.
Results of bombing of the target show that the mission was very
successful. So ends the chronological account of activity of the
squadron for the month of April, 1944. An attempt will be made in
the following paragraphs to comment on a few of the highlights of
that activity.
During the month of April the squadron participated in fourteen
operational missions over enemy territory not including the one
of April 9, 1944, when only one of our ships completed its
mission due to the fact that the mission had been recalled. No
losses of ships or personnel due to enemy action was sustained
during this time, however, Sgt. Anthony C. Frevete, 32692196,
suffered serious wounds on the mission of the 13th and was later
relieved from flying duty. Such a record during the month when
114 sorties were flown without losses indicates that a high
standard of efficiency has prevailed throughout the squadron. Not
one "Abortive" was caused by failure of personnel. Many of the
ships returned to base quite seriously damaged, but the ground
crews soon put them back into commission ready to fly again. Ship
#513, was on a local flight when it caught afire just as it
landed on the runway. The fire had such a start that it was
impossible to extinguish it, and the ship was a total loss. The
Pilot and all members by quick action, managed to get out of it
and escape without injury to themselves. This incident happened
on the afternoon of April 5, 1944.
This field was inspected by General Eisenhower, Allied Supreme
Commander, on the 11th. With him were General Spaats, General
Doolittle, and other high ranking Officers. The squadron was well
represented in all phases of this event. Also, during the month,
Mr. Stettinious, Assistant Secretary of State of the United
States , paid a visit to this field and reviewed much of its
work. Both General Eisenhower and Mr. Stettinious seemed well
pleased with the base as a whole.
During the month, the number of man hours lost on account of
personnel being grounded for medical reasons is much less than
that of the previous month. General health of the squadron
continued excellent throughout the month. Due to the small amount
of rainfall in this region, the water supply is short but not to
the extent as to cause much concern. Frequent shower baths have
been temporarily halted for all personnel due to a break in the
main line nearby.
Personnel newly assigned to the squadron have reacted well to the
training and discipline incident to serving in a squadron under
combat conditions.