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

#116 aborted due to mechanical failure. All returned safely to
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bases. They were: #792 (401 ), Capt. Williams and crew; #843
st (401 ), Lt. Martinson and crew; #225, Lt. Ward and crew; #163,
Lt. Skawienski and crew; #276, Lt. Dickson and crew; #540, Lt.
Borgstrom and crew; #909, Lt. Blanchet and crew; #615, Lt.
Smiekel and crew; #618, Lt. Templeton and crew; #939, Lt. Dean
and crew; #841, Lt. Schilley and crew; #116 (aborted), Lt. Hunt
and crew; #638, Lt. Harvey and crew;
12 April 1945: No operational mission scheduled. Ground school as
usual.
13 April 1945: An attack on the railway center at Neumunster ,
Germany , was carried out with excellent results. This squadron
furnished 12 A/C for this attack as follows: #471, Lt. Yavis and
crew; #618, Lt. Martinson and crew; #615, Lt. Smiekel and crew;
#263, Lt. Skawienski and crew; #840, Lt. Borgstrom and crew;
#431, Lt. Holliday and crew; #909, Lt. Blanchet and crew; #225,
Capt. Ward and crew; #636, Lt. Harvey and crew; #276, Lt. Dickson
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and crew; #844 (324 ), Lt. Schilley and crew; #841, Lt. Hunt and
crew. All returned safely to base and there were no abortives.
14 – 15 April 1945: There were no operational missions on these
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two days. The squadron took their “stand down” on the 15 while
rest of the group attacked a target in the Rochefort area in
France , with excellent results.
16 April 1945: Our squadron led the group on the mission to
Regensburg , Germany to strike a railway bridge. Excellent
results were obtained. Twelve A/C of this organization
participated as follows: Lt./Col. Taylor (Squadron Commander),
also group lead in ship #471 with the “A” crew; #263, Lt. Dean
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and crew; #379, Lt. Martinson and crew; #852 (322 ), (Dep.
Group. Lead) Lt. Skawienski and crew; #841, Lt. Hunt and crew;
#540, Lt. Schilley and crew; #909, Lt. Blanchet and crew; #615,
Lt. Smiekel and crew; #737, Lt. Harvey and crew; #225, Capt. Ward
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and crew; #431, Lt. Holliday and crew, #088 (322 ), Lt. Phagan
and crew. All returned safely and there were no abortives.
17 April 1945: Dresden , Germany was our target on the railway
center. Strike photographs show good to excellent results. 13 A/C
of this squadron participated as follows: #471, Lt. Thompson and
crew; #615, Lt. Smiekel and crew; #379, Lt. Martinson and crew;
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#225, Capt. Ward and crew; #618, Lt. Dean and crew; #843 (401 )
also aborted, Lt. Schilley and crew; #263, Lt. Skawienski and
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crew; #116, Lt. Hunt and crew; #035,(401 ), Lt. Harvey and crew;
#909, Lt. Blanchet and crew; #431, Lt. Holliday and crew; #841,
Lt. Phagan and crew; #540, Lt. Templeton and crew. All returned
safely to base but #843 and crew aborted due to mechanical