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

24 August 1943
Captain Gladstone and Lt. Rodman piloted ships on the mission to Villacoublay, France. Our
group were just off to the right of the Target so did not drop their bombs. All ships of the group
returned without casualty, meeting extremely light fighter resistance, largely because P-47 escort
took us on the whole route over enemy territory.
The following is a list of our planes to date:
639 W Careful Virgin 523 N Lil 750 L 079 X
274 U 540
040 Q Miss Ouachita 734 R (YB-40) Old Ironsides
The others have not been given a name as yet.
27 August 1943
Three of our ships piloted by Lt.'s Rodman, Schaper and Smith took off on mission to Water,
France, a suspicious German construction project. Bombing was not good. All ships returned.
30 August 1943
Three of our ships - Pilots Rodman, Schaper and Smith took off on mission to bomb Romilly
Airdrome, an Airdrome, south of Amiens. Bad weather over the target forced attack of target
opportunity. Lt. Schaper completed mission, Lt. Smith Aborted, Lt. Rodmans’ ship went down in
collision just after leaving the English Coast south of Beachy Head, with little hope for crew, who
were as follows.
P - Lt. Richard C. Rodman
CP - F.O S. L. Czerwinski
N - Lt. R. W. Te Maat
B - Lt. Saul W. Berson
E - T/S Lee Kane
AE - S/Sgt. E. S. Vaccaro
B - S/Sgt. L. W. Young
AR - S/Sgt. J. A. Trotz
TG - Sgt. J. P. Murren
BT - S/Sgt. J. W. Braisted
Note: Combat men have been scheduled for ground training each day when not flying missions or
practice flights.
323rd BOMB SQUADRON DAILY REPORTS
Prepared by, 1/Lt. JAMES R. LEGGETT
1 September 1943
PERSONNEL CHANGES: Capt. Ross from duty to transferred, VIII AAF, Per COOP VIII