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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Ship #774: Capt. Thompson (P), Lt.'s Stringer (CP), Weise (N), Nicoll (B); T/Sgt.<br />
Mastrobaradino, (R); S/Sgt.'s Kyle (E), Hachey (AE), Searls (AR), Zawadski (G), Sikich (UG).<br />
TABULATION OF E/A ENCOUNTERS DECEMBER 1943<br />
DATE A/C# CLAIMANTS POSITION E/A TYPE ALLOWED AS<br />
1 815 S/Sgt. Campbell <strong>Bomb</strong> FW-190 Damaged<br />
22 040 Sgt. Robert Heller T/G ME-109 No Claim<br />
746 S/Sgt John V Hill T/G FW-190 No Claim<br />
040 S/Sgt Joseph Depoti TT/G FW-190 No Claim<br />
31 965 Sgt. R. J. Grabowski RWG FW-190 Damaged<br />
GROUND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1943<br />
SUBJECT MEN ATTENDING MAN HOURS<br />
Aircraft Recognition 146-CC 146:00<br />
<strong>Bomb</strong> Trainer 9-B 9:00<br />
Code Practice 81-R,AR 158:30<br />
Engineering Lecture 12-AE 12:00<br />
Gunnery 31-N,B 31:00<br />
Gee Trainer 9-N 9:00<br />
Harwell Trainer 29-R,AR 33:30<br />
Link Trainer 103-P,CP 103:30<br />
Prisoner <strong>of</strong> War Lecture 75-CC 75:00<br />
PFF Lecture 17-B 17:00<br />
Radio Instructions 15-R,AR 86:30<br />
Radio Lecture 12-R,AR 17:30<br />
Shadowgraph Trainer 18-G 18:00<br />
Skeet Shooting 18-CC 54:00<br />
Average score - 15 Shot at - 25 each.<br />
Spotlight Trainer 20-CC 10:00<br />
Target Identification 58-P,CP,N,B 58:00<br />
W/T Lecture 5-R,AR 2:30<br />
Wing Network 59-R,AR 79:30<br />
<strong>Dailies</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>323rd</strong><br />
3. Transcribed by Nancy Perri<br />
1 Jan. 1944: New Years Day in <strong>the</strong> squadron was but little if any<br />
different from any o<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> year. That is, <strong>the</strong>re was nothing<br />
in <strong>the</strong> way <strong>of</strong> a celebration that most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> personnel have been<br />
accustomed to in civilian life. The normal routine, when no<br />
operational mission was scheduled, was followed. Four radio<br />
operators attended Wing Radio Network. Four pilots had Link