AUGUST 1943

1. Cpl  Robert J. Harding and Pfc Henry T.  Jozwiak were sent to gunnery school.

2. The following were promoted: T/Sgt Koch to M/Sgt; S/Sgts Klein, Lindsay, Minger, Spivak, Walsh, Willdridge to T/Sgts; Sgts Borehardt, Cathcart, DeJong, Kish, Kohler, Miller, Nelson, Ridenour to S/Sgts; Cpls, Adams, Bell, Day, Dubois, Imbriani, Joachim, Lowther, Maupai, Nelson, Nicholas, Powell, Stapp, Speciale, Thompson, Liddell to Sgts; Pfcs Bracken, Caldwell, D'Angelo, Hamon, Lowe, Mann, Reetz, Scott and Taurone to Cpls.

3. 2nd Lt Joseph Doerfler transferred to 534th; 2nd Lt Jack Taylor, Intelligence Officer, transferred to 1st Bomb Wing HQ.

4/5. No change.

6. 1st Lt William R. Dendy, Squadron Supply Officer, transferred to Group HQ; Pfc Donovan H. Rupe assigned.

7. No change.

8. T/Sgt Henry A. Klick reduced to Pvt without prejudice.

9. S/Sgt  McNeil appointed T/Sgt.

10. Pvts Baze and Brown appointed Pfcs.

11. T/Sgt David Pinsky reduced to Pvt, the appointed Sgt.

12. After two weeks without a mission six aircraft of this squadron participated in a mission to bomb an oil installation at Recklinghausen, near Gelsenkirchen, the pilots being: Lts Shenk, Jobe, Alexander, Atkinson, McDaniel and F/O Hudson. They all bombed successfully and returned home safely.

13. Pfc Donovan H. Rupe appointed Sgt (temporary).

14. T/Sgt Walter M. Balasa reduced to Pvt.

15. Today's target was an airfield north of Brussels, which was successfully attacked by eight aircraft of this squadron: Lts Withers, Gleichauf, Shenk, Jobe, Klein, Cahow, Atkinson and F/O Hudson.

16. Again the target was an airfield, this time Le Bourget, north of Paris. Six ships took part: Lts Withers, Shenk, Klein, Gleichauf, Cahow, F/O Hudson who all returned safely.

Cpl Charles P. Waterhouse assigned.

17. Seven ships of this squadron took part in the group's 20th mission, to attack the ball-bearing plant at Schweinfurt. The mission was successfully completed, the pilots being: Lts Withers, Alexander, Shenk, McDaniel, Jobe, Atkinson and Hudson, the latter two missing in action.

MIA crews: Lts Challen P. Atkinson, Murray Dulberger, Fred Freiberger, Julian M. Marks; T/Sgts Richard J. Hanna, Stanley C. Kasha, S/Sgt James C. McGoldrick, Peter A. Katsarelis, Hubert A. Goss,  John Hyk.

F/O James C. Hudson, William R. Grant, Ronald T. Delaney, Kenneth E. Robinson; T/Sgts Edward R. Vaughn, David Pinsky, S/Sgts John M. Vaughn,  James A. Wakefield, Ford W. Thueson, George A. Doyle.

18. No change.

19. Five crews from this squadron took part in a raid on Gilze-Rijen, using two 532nd and one 535th aircraft. The mission was successfully completed by: Lts Alexander, Gleichauf, Cahow and Klein. The fifth crew was mixed with four men  from the 533rd and six from the 535th . Those from this squadron were: 2nd Lts Joseph L. Mangapan (CP) and Edward O'Loughlin (B); T/Sgt Russell Chester (WG) and S/Sgt Eugene A Sabourin (TG).

22. Cpl Pad Hamon Jr, reduced to Pvt.

24. The airfield at Villacoublay, near Paris was the target for today, with just two ships from this squadron taking part, flown by Lts Withers and Gleichauf. The morning's mission was a turn back because of the weather, but a successful attempt was completed in the afternoon. It was a successful mission with no casualties.

Lt Moses Hoppenstein  and S/Sgt Vincent Wandetowski flew as spares with the 534th.

26. An attack on Watten, at the French coast was the object of today's mission, when again only two pilots of this unit took part, flown by Lts Cahow and Alexander, the latter on a 534th ship. It proved successful and they returned home safely.

Sgts Robert J. Harding and Henry T. Jozwiak, reduced to Pvt without prejudice; the former now promoted to Cpl.

29. Held by Group HQ, the following officers assigned to this squadron: 1st Lt Delmo L. Ruby and 2nd Lt Eugene Atkins.

30. Five aircraft of this squadron took off for a mission, which proved top be a turnback. The pilots were: Lts Jobe, Shenk, Cahow, Alexander and Gleichauf.

31. The airfield at Amiens-Glisy, France was the object of the mission for five ships of this squadron. The pilots were: Lts Cahow, Alexander, Jobe, Shenk and McDaniel, who all returned safely.