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

ombed by FFF methods on this date. The results were unobserved.
Twelve ships and crews scheduled for this mission were as
follows: Squadron Lead, #471, Capt. Basnight and crew; #205
(324), Lt. McKnight and crew; #083, Lt. Scofield and crew; #841,
Lt. Bull and crew; #806, Lt. Yavis and crew; #889 (324th), FIO
Adams and crew; #276, Lt. Flynn and crew; #431, Lt. Shambaugh and
crew; #116, Lt. Hoffman and crew; #636, Lt. Williams and crew;
#379, Lt. Lawson and crew; #772 (324th), Lt. Whitten and crew.
All returned safely but there were two abortives, which were:
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#379, Lt. Lawson and crew and #772 (324 ) ship, Lt. Whitten and
crew. This was due and credited as an engineering abortives.
22 Jan. 1945: This group participated in a raid to Sterkrade.
Germany , bombing the synthetic oil plant there visually with
excellent results. Our squadron was on its regular "stand down"
so did not send any crews. Ground school and training activities
were carried out with good attendance.
23-27 Jan. 1945: Due to adverse weather conditions, this group
did not participate in any missions. During this time, several
crews took passes, while combat members remaining on the field
continued ground school and training activities with occasional
flying on practice missions as weather permitted. On the 2nd, our
squadron had a formation for all personnel, for the purpose of
having a "sex morality lecture",
Awards were given out by Major Butler to a number of men in
appreciation for their work in the squadron.
28 Jan. 1945: The goods yard and station area at Kiln ( Cologne
), Germany was bombed by GH methods on this date. Some of the
hits were seen on the bridge (our MPI). Twelve ships of this
squadron took part in the mission and we had no abortives. The
ships and crews taking part were as follows: Group lead squadron
commanding officer, Major Taylor and the "A" crew in ship #478
(401st), also Dep. Group Lead, Lt. Bull and crew; #806, Lt. Yavis
and crew; #431, Lt. Holliday and crew; #939, Lt. Partridge and
crew; #379, Lt. Brown and crew; #116, Lt. Hoffman and crew; #276,
Lt. Williams and crew, #536, Lt. Lawson and crew; #540, Lt.
Whitten and crew. All returned safely.
29 Jan. 1945: The Railway center at Niederlahnstein. Germany was
bombed by "GH" methods, but bombing was unobserved. Twelve ships
of this squadron participated with no abortives. They were:
Squadron Lead, #630, Lt. Donohue and crew; #431, Lt. Holliday and
crew; #540, FIO Adams and crew; #939, Lt. Bull and crew; #806,
Lt. Yavis and crew; #843 (401st), Lt. Brown and crew; #636, Lt.
Williams and crew; #909, Lt. Lawson and crew; #276, Lt. Whitten
and crew; #490, Lt. McKnight and crew; #116, Lt. Hoffman and