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

France. Lt. Dalton returned early and Lt. Smith completed the mission. Slight enemy opposition
was encountered and fair bombing results were observed on the last resort target at Evreux. No
casualties to the squadron.
Crews credited with mission: Ship #079 -(P) 1/Lt. Eldon
J. Smith, (CP) 2/Lt. James M. Cramer, (N) 2/Lt. Melbourne N. Banowetz, (B) 2/Lt. Lloyd S.
Hansen (E) T/Sgt. Harold
R. Lyberger, (AE) S/Sgt. James S. Hachey, (R) T/Sgt. George J. Schmitt, (AR) S/Sgt. Felix A.
Antonacchio (G), S/Sgt. Joseph W. Mazzola. (G) S/Sgt. Thomas B. Bone
CREWS ABORTING: Due to mechanical failure. Ship #040, 2/Lt. Warrington B. Dalton, Jr. (P),
2/Lt. Morris M. Gutter (CP), 2/Lt. Joseph A. Sully (N), 2/Lt. Richard F. Hull (B), T/Sgt. Glenn
L. Jensen (E), S/Sgt. William L. Hoots (AE), T/Sgt. Thomas S. Dugan (R), S/Sgt. Raymond L.
Orahood (AR), S/Sgt. John A. Wallin (G), S/Sgt. Philip R. Taylor (WG).
4 September 1943
PERSONNEL CHANGES: S/Sgt. Appicella; Sgt.'s Allshouse, Alton and Archer assigned and
joined per par. 3, SO #138, HQ 91st Bomb Group, dated 4 Sept. 1943, effective same day. S/Sgt.
Cass and Cpl. Sanborn from duty to DS at Burtonwood Repair Depot, per par 19, SO #236, HQ.
1st BW. 2/Lt.'s Seykora, Weise, Mersereau, Gabler, Perritt, Rolfe, Hill, Rosenfeld, Karp. Poole,
Gough and Dear; T/SATs. Bickley, Fetty, Stokes, Weintraub; S/SATs. Brush, Wyskoski,
Johnson, Belville, Oliver, Golden, Sample, Sell, Neimas, Barts, Brooks and Davis assigned and
joined per par. 5 SO #135, HQ. 91st Bomb Group, Dated 4 Sept. 1943, effective same day.
FLYING: One A/C flew on a local high altitude flight for a total of 1:30 hours.
5 September 1943
PERSONNEL CHANGES: Pfc. Stoneback assigned and joined per par 5 SO #89, 2nd General
Hospital. S/Sgt. Neimas assigned and joined. Capt.'s Bright and Flanagan assigned and joined to
SO, HQ. 91st. Bomb Group per par. 8 SO #138, HQ. 91st Bomb Group.
FLYING: Three A/C flew on a local formation flight for a total of 3:00 hours.
6 September 1943
PERSONNEL CHANGES: Sgt. Fagan assigned and joined per par. 1 SO #1 90, 2nd General
Hospital. PFC Stoneback assigned and joined per par 5 SO #89, 2nd General Hospital corrected
to read per par I SO #204, Hqs. 1st replacement control depot. 1/Lt.'s Arcaro, Bennett, Sullivan
and Von der Heyde; 2/Lt.'s Brown, Dahlman Glover, Niemczyk, Primeau, Warner and Yelle;
T/Sgt.'s. Barrett, Cowherd J. F. Jones and Klopoisky; S/Sgt.'s Comac, Dearth, Gaynor, Golden,
Hunt, Lindholm, Michaud, Sparman, Troy, Walton and Wannemacher; Sgt.'s Creager, Kaech and
Mitts from missing in action to dropped from rolls.2/Lt.'s Bramble, Mack, Ellis and Singer; T/Sgt.
Zimmerman; S/Sgt.'s Reich, Bernasconi, Poppa and Ridings assigned and joined per par 1, SO
#139, HQ. 91st Bomb Group. T/Sgt. J. M. Williams assigned and DS per par. 1 SO #139 Hqs.
91st Bomb Group. W/O Oliver assigned and joined per par 5 SO #139 Hqs. 91st Bomb Group.
2/Lt. James from duty to transferred to 322nd Bomb Squadron, per par. 4 SO #139 Hqs. 91st
Bomb Group. S/Sgt. Shallow from DS to duty. 1/Lt. Stinson from leave to duty to SD. T/Sgt.
Migut; S/Sgt.'s Minehan and Ray from duty to missing in action. 1/Lt. Van Bemmell from missing
in action to dropped from rolls.