Dailies of the 323rd - the 91st Bomb Group!
Dailies of the 323rd - the 91st Bomb Group!
Dailies of the 323rd - the 91st Bomb Group!
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The Air Medal was awarded for participation in five separate operational missions, per GO #22,<br />
Hqs. 1 BD, dated 14 Nov. 1943, to <strong>the</strong> following:<br />
2/Lt. Philip G. Mack, 0-803083<br />
S/Sgt. Jerry T. Bernasconi, 32474111<br />
S/Sgt. Lawrence C. Morel, 31107610<br />
S/Sgt. Rocco Poppa, 33302181<br />
Sgt. Francis L. Rumble, 32544636<br />
15 November 1943<br />
Personnel Changes: 1/Lt. Reynolds 0-732661, promoted to rank <strong>of</strong> Captain effective 9 Nov.<br />
1943. 1/Lt. Dalton 0-672336, sick in quarters LD to absent, sick in hospital LD at 5th General<br />
Hospital. Sgt.'s Mat<strong>the</strong>w S. Kryjak 32430013, Omer E. Sharpe, 38068710, to DS at AFF Station<br />
172 to duty. Cpl. Colomarino 33149988, from duty to absent, sick in hospital LD 49th Station<br />
Hospital, effective 14 Nov. 1943. WOJG Oliver W-2121561, DS at AAF Station 113 to duty,<br />
effective 14 Nov. 1943.<br />
GROUND SCHOOL MEN MAN HOURS<br />
Shadowgraph Trainer 3 - CC 3:00<br />
<strong>Bomb</strong> Trainer 3 - B 3:00<br />
Flying: One A/C flew on a local flight for a total <strong>of</strong> 1:00 hour.<br />
One A/C flew on a cross country flight for a total <strong>of</strong> 2:00 hours.<br />
16 November 1943:<br />
Personnel Changes: 1/Lt. Dalton, 0-672336, absent, sick in hospital LD at 5th General Hospital<br />
to duty. Pvt.'s Forrest L. Lehew, 35380319, and William V. Kenney, 31135267, DS at 8th Air<br />
Force Gunnery School to transferred to 8th Air Force Gunnery School.<br />
Ground School: None scheduled this date.<br />
Mission: To Knaben, Norway (Abortive Sortie).<br />
Crews Credited with Mission:<br />
Ship #712: 1/Lt. Albert R. Kuehl (P), 2/Lt. James W. McNulty (CP), 2/Lt. Donald S. Murray<br />
(N), Capt. Samuel M. Slaton (B), S/Sgt. Calvin E. Camp (B), S/Sgt. David O. Armstrong (E),<br />
S/Sgt. Lawrence H. Silberger (AE), T/Sgt. Thomas G. Vinson (R), S/Sgt. Richard T. Clarity<br />
(AR), S/Sgt. Willard P. Chandler (G), S/Sgt. Paul W. King (UG).<br />
Ship #040: 2/Lt. Charles H. Samuelson (P), 2/Lt. Nenad Kovachevich (CP), 2/Lt. Arthur J.<br />
Lumsden (N), 2/Lt. Edward J. Kaiserski (B), T/Sgt. Edwin D. Walsh (E), S/Sgt. Milton Franchuk<br />
(AE), T/Sgt. Roy M. Ford (R), S/Sgt. Francis<br />
Lasker (AR), S/Sgt. James E. Dumochel (G), S/Sgt. Vincent J. Gar<strong>of</strong>alo (UG).<br />
Ship #060: 1/Lt. Karl W. Thompson (P), 2/Lt. Drayton W. Stringer (CP), 1/Lt. Leroy Faringer