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

13 December 1943:
Personnel Changes: Sgt. Fegeley from sick in quarters LD to duty. Sgt. Reich wounded in action
(remains duty).
Mission: To Bremen_ Germany: Seven A/C of this squadron took off at 0830 hours on a mission
to Bremen, Germany to bomb the center of the city. At the target AA fire was moderate and
accurate for our A/C at 26,000 and 28,000 feet. There was no enemy fighter opposition and our
fighter support was reported as exceptionally good. Bombing results were generally unobserved.
All ships of our group returned safely.
Casualties: S/Sgt. Walter W. Reich was slightly injured by flak fragments sustaining abrasions
about the face.
Crews credited with mission:
Ship #774: Lt.'s Thompson (P), Stringer (CP), Faringer (N) Nicoll (B); T/Sgt.'s Scheible (E),
Mastroberardino (R), S/Sgt.'s Searls (AR), Zawadski (G), Sikich (UG); Sgt. Wyzkoski (AE).
Ship #761: Lt.'s McFarland (P), Harding (CP), Fisher (N), Williams (B); T/Sgt.'s Carey (E),
Barraza (R); S/Sgt.'s Donmoyer (AR), Morel (G), Schissler (UG); Sgt. Rumble (AE).
Ship #746: Lt.'s Kolts (P), Merkel (CP), Alexander (N), White (B); S/Sgt.'s Kryjak (E), Guros
(R); Sgt.'s Homar (AE), Sharpe (AR), Hill (G), Grandquist (UG).
Ship #172: Lt.'s Samuelson (P), Corby (CP), Weise (N), Kaiserski (B); T/Sgt.'s Walsh (E), Ford
(R); S/Sgt.'s Franchuk (AE), Dumouchel (G), Garofalo (UG); Sgt. Schafer (AR).
Ship #739: Lt.'s Bramble (P), Mack (CP), Ellis (N), Singer (B); T/Sgt.'s Williams (E),
Zimmerman (R); S/Sgt.'s Bernasconi (AE), Ridings .(AR), Reich (G), Poppa (UG).
Ship #815: Lt.'s Reid (P), Bradford (CP), Haus (N), Marghita (B); T/Sgt. Lowry (R); S/Sgt.'s
Kretchmer (E), Hovey (AR), Czarnecki (G), Gustafson (UG); Sgt. Stoddard (AE).
Ship #712: Lt.'s Ward (P), Sutherland (CP), Murray (N), Walshe (B); T/Sgt.'s Jerge (E), Vinson
(R); S/Sgt.'s Silberger (AE), Clarity (AR)), Chandler (G), King (UG).
Awards and Citations: 2/Lt. Edward J. Kaiserski 0-741569, for meritorious achievement while
serving as Bombardier on a B-17 Airplane on a mission over Germany, 3 November 1943. When
approaching the target a twenty MM cannon shell exploded in the nose compartment of his A/C
seriously wounding the Navigator and causing other serious damage. Lt. Kaiserski coolly
remained at his bombsite and released the bombs accurately on the target. Having accomplished
this, he moved his wounded comrade, administered emergency first-aid and then manned the nose
guns, skillfully fighting off vicious frontal attacks on his aircraft. The courage, coolness and
technical skill displayed by Lt. Kaiserski reflected great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces
of the United States; per GO #224, HQ 8th AF, 13 December 1943.
14 December 1943