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

Awards and Citations: The Oak Leaf Cluster was awarded to the below names for participation in
five separate missions over enemy occupied territory per GO #38, HQ 1 BD, 20 Dec. 1943:
T/Sgt. John W. Williams.
21 December 1943:
Personnel Changes; No Changes
Flying: Three NC flew on a local flight for a total of 6:00 hours.
22 December 1943;
Personnel Changes: S/Sgt. Peters from duty to sick in quarters LD.
Mission: To Osnabruck, Germany: Seven A/C of this squadron took off at 1060 hours to bomb
the Transportation Center of Osnabruck Germany, very important marshalling yards which are
surrounded by a large freight station, repair shops for rolling stock yard locomotive sheds. No
accurate AA fire was reported on this mission. But there were 25 enemy fighters described as
FW190's and ME109's were reported seen from vicinity of the I P thru and beyond the target.
They made many attacks during this time and damaged the aircraft of our group which did not
return, being last seen leaving the formation at the enemy coast line on the way home. No
bombing results were observed due to 10/10 cloud cover.
Ship #803 (324th Ship), Lt. Hackleman (P), was forced to return to base very shortly after takeoff
due to heavy leakage in the oxygen system.
All ships of this squadron returned safely. No Casualties:
Crews credited with mission:
Ship #615: Lt.'s Thompson (P), Corey (CP), Faringer (N), Nicoll (B), T/Sgt.'s Scheible (E),
Mastrobaradino (R), S/Sgt.'s Hachey (AE), Searls (AR), Zawadski (G) Sikich (UG).
Ship #746: Lt.'s Kolts (P), Merkel (CP). Alexander (N), White (B): T/Sgt's Kryjak (E), Guros
(R); S/Sgt.'s Homar (AE), Sharpe (AR), Hilt (G), Grandquist (UG).
Ship #896:(322nd SQ Ship): Lt's Reid (P), Morgan (CP), Haus (N), Marshita (B); T/Sgt's
Kretchrner (E). Lowry (R); S/Sgt.'s Stoddard (AE). Hovey (AR). Czarnecki (G), Gustafson
(UG). Ship #761: Lt.'s McFarland (P) Wood (CP), Fisher (N) Williams (B) T/Sgt.'s Carey (E),
Barraza (R); S/Sgt.'s Bramble (AE), Donmoyer (AR), Morel (G). Schissler (UG).
Ship #040: Lt.'s Maziarz (P), Delo (CP), Pudnos (N) Clay (B) S/Sgt's Depoti (E). LaCascia (R);
Sgt's Jacoboski (AE), Meander (AR), Heller (G), Beanblossom (UG).
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 #712: Lt.'s Ward (P). McNulty (CP), Murray (N), Walshe (B), T/Sgt.'s Jerge (E), Vinson
(R) S/Sgt.'s Silberger (AE), Clarity (AR), Chandler (G), King (UG).
Crews Aborted:
Ship #803 (324th SQ Ship): Lt.'s Hackleman (P), Karlao (CP), Jordan (N), Jones (B), S/Sgt.'s
Powers (E), Berty (R), Sgt.'s Schafer (AE), Kolence (G), Bellettiere (UG).
23 December 1943:
Personnel Changes: Capt. Reynolds from duty to transferred to casualty pool 12th RCD AAF
Station 591. M/Sgt. Marion J. Darnell, Sgt. Granville H. Taylor, Jerome A. Roltman (CPL),