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

Roy F. Grandquist, John V Hill, Abraham S. Homar, Francis L. Rumble, Omer E. Sharpe, Melvin
P. Stoddard were appointed S/Sgt.'s effective 15 Dec 1943. PFC Theodore B, Webb was
appointed Corporal effective 15 Dec. 1943. Pvt. Raymond L. LaFon was appointed PFC effective
15 Dec 1943.
18 December 1943:
Personnel Changes: PFC Watford from sick in quarters LD to duty.
19 December 1943:
Personnel Changes: S/Sgt Gatti from duty to sick in quarters LD. Sgt. Fegeley from duty to
absent, sick in hospital LD with the 49th Station Hospital.
Flying: Three A/C flew on a local flight for a total of 7:00 hours. One A/C flew on a practice
bombing flight for a total of 3:00 hours Two A/C flew on a cross country flight for a total of 8:00
hours.
20 December 1943:
Personnel Changes: T/Sgt. Galian from DS with AAF Station 585 to duty. T/5 Nicholas Gatti
erroneously listed as S/Sgt in remarks of 19 Dec. 1943. T/5 Gatti from sick in quarters LD to
duty.
Mission: to Bremen Germany: Seven A/C of this squadron took off at 0620 hours on a mission to
Bremen, Germany to bomb the center of the city. AA fire was intense and accurate for our group.
Seventeen to twenty enemy aircraft were reported to attack the wing, some of which E/A were
using rockets. Bombing which was on PFF and reports of crews indicate that most of their bombs
fell short. All A/C returned to base safely.
No Casualties:
Crews credited with mission:
Ship # 639: Capt. Gladstone (P), Major Bishop (Air Commander), Capt. Reynolds (B). Lt.
Homuth (N), Lt. Brooks (G); T/Sgt. Kirk (E), S/Sgt.'s Wyzkoski (AE), Johnson (AR); S/Sgt.
Belville (UG); Sgt. Liedtke (R).
Ship #739: Lt.'s Bramble (P), Mack (CP), Ellis (N), Faringer (N), Singer (B); S/Sgt.'s Williams
(E), Zimmerman (R): S/Sgt.'s Bernasconi (AEI, Ridings (AR). Reich (G), Poppa (UG).
Ship #712: Lt.'s Ward (P), McNaulty (CP) Murray (N), Walshe (B); T/Sgt.'s Jerge (E). Vinson
(R): S/Sgt.'s Silberger (E), Clarity (AR). Chandler (G), King UG).
Ship #761: Lt.'s McFarland (P), Harding (CP), Fisher (N), Williams (B); T/Sgt. Carey (E);
S/Sgt.'s Rumble (AE), Donmoyer (AR), Morel (G), Schissler (UG): Sgt. Testam (R).
Ship #746: Lt's Kolts (P), Seikel (CPI, Alexander (N), White (B); T/Sgt.'s Kryjak (E), Gurus (R);
S/Sgt.'s Homar (AE), Sharpe (AR). Hill (G), Grandquist (UG).
Ship #172: Lt.'s Maziarz (P), Thurman (CP) Phamos (N), Clay (B); S/Sgt's Depoti (E), LaCascia
(R); Sgt.s Jacoboski (AE), Meander (AR) Heller (G), Larbotti (UG).
Ship #815: Lt's Hackleman (P), Karlao (CP) Jordan (N) . Jones (B); S/Sgt.'s Powers (E), Berty
(R); Sgt. Schafly (AE), Payne (AR), Kolence (G), Merletti (UG).