NOVEMBER 1943

1. 2nd Lt O.D. Tully and Sgt Doyle C. McCutcheon assigned.

2. Sgts Arthur Homer and Carleton A. Josephson assigned; Pvt Potts appointed Pfc. 33 EM were re-classified.

3.  Today's mission was to Wilhelmshafen for seven aircraft of this squadron, flown by: Lts Alexander, Shenk, Hansen, Butler, Gleichauf, Cahow and Crozier. This mission was special in that P-38s escorted the formation all the way to the target.

T/Sgt Shirley Goucher was injured when he fell out out of his top turret and fractured his elbow.

Promotions included: T/Sgt Kenneth K. Bell and Kish to M/Sgt; S/Sgt George Cathcart and Thompson to T/Sgt; Cpls Skirvin and Ward to Sgt; Pfcs Englett, Cooperman, Potts, Rubka to Cpl.

4. 1st Lts James Alexander and Martin  Shenk appointed Captain and 2nd Lt Paul Gleichauf to 1st  Lt.

5. The designated target for today was Gelsenkirchen for six aircraft of this squadron, the pilots being: Alexander, Crozier, Hansen, Gleichauf, Cahow and Butler. The latter returned with only three crewmen, the others had bailed out and landed safely at West Malling airfield on the south coast, they are: 2nd Lt Anderson; T/Sgt Kinley Lindsay, Maloney, Francis McGinty, S/Sgt Charles Smith. Three other men were slightly wounded: 2nd Lt Hayden Brown (including slight frostbite), S/Sgts Robert Osborne and Harkness.

A new crew was assigned: 2nd Lts Robert P. Deering, Robert R. Williams, David Barer, Paul O. Crabtree; S/Sgt Andrew H. Richards, Sgts Joseph C. Cochran, Loren L. Sanford, Cpl Wallace K. Scott, Pvts Vincent P. Garrity, Wardell H. Horne.

6. Personnel transferred to the 535th were: 2nd Lt O.D. Tully, Inman Jobe, Sgts Doyle McCutcheon, Carleton Josephson and Arthur Homer.

2nd Lt Vonnegut confirmed MIA on previous day's mission.

7. Wesel, Germany, was the designated target for today when three  aircraft of this squadron and two from the 534th took part with out pilots: Capts Shenk and Alexander, with Lts Crozier, Gleichauf, Cahow. The complete group's aircraft returned in perfected formation.

Those crewmen sent to rest homes on 30 October returned for duty.

8. Cpl Scott, Pvts Garrity, Horne appointed Sgt and S/Sgt Kulwinski to T/Sgt.

10. 2nd Lt John Carah, previously reported MIA confirmed POW (interned); S/Sgts Byron Gronstal and Lane confirmed POW.

Sgt Rantilla sent to Signal School, at RAF Compton Bassett, in the west country.

11. The following eight officers are attached unassigned for quarters, rations and administration: 2nd Lts Eleuterio Rodriguez, Albert T. Thendall, Davis E. Waller, Edward H. Wallner, Robert N. Weaver, Paul C. Chelf, John F. Mink, Albert F. Monaco plus 48 enlisted men.

Also attached, one 1st Lt, 21 2nd Lts and 24 EM: 1st Lt William J. Thurman Jr; 2nd Lts Mortimer Pudnos, Wilfred R. Perot, Philip E. Palmer, Nicholas N. Nitikin, Matthew J. McEvoy, Roman V. Marziarz, Henry I. Lipsky, John S. Karlac, Dan B. Jordan, Roy L. Jones, Dudley B. Jones, William D. Hearn, Floyd B. Hackleman, Cecil G. Gorby, Francis N. Fridgen, Paul J. Ehmann, Peter M. Delo, Arthur D. Clay, Arturo E. Camosy, Doyle E. Bradford and Jack M. Athean.

12.  Sgt Harold C. Todd assigned from 534th, and T/Sgt Edwin R. Myers from 535th.

13. T/Sgt Myers appointed to M/Sgt.

14. M/Sgt Myers transferred back to 535th.

16. A molybdenum plant at Knaben, Norway, was the target for today's mission when six  aircraft took part, flown by:  Capt Alexander, along with Lts Cahow, Hansen, Crozier, Klein, Schultz.

Seven new crews were assigned: 2nd Lts Paul Chelf, Robert D. Thompson, John F. Mink, Albert F. Monaco; S/Sgts John T. Eylens, Edwin Bosley, Sgts Carl S. Wydra, Asa L. Carl, Paul Fischer and Charles L. Jones. 

2nd Lts Wilfred R. Perot, Dudley B. Jones, Robert N. Weaver, William D. Hearn; Sgts O. K. Daniel, Robert J. Hammond, S/Sgt John S. Jerinowski, Cpl Walter H. Turk, Sgt Philip W. Ball and Cpl Thomas H. Graham Jr.

2nd Lts Roman V. Maziarz, Peter M. Delo, Mortimer Pudnos, Arthur D. Clay; S/Sgt Joseph D. Depoti, Sgt Urban A. Jacoboski, S/Sgt Joseph Lacascia, Sgts Arthur J. Barbotti, Walter P. Mender, Jr., and Rober W. Heller.

2nd Lts Matthew J. McEvoy, Nicholas N. Nitikin, Henry I. Lipsky, F/O William H. Ingram; S/Sgt Fred W. Johnson, Sgt Eugene J. Kracium, S/Sgt Arthur T. Loehrer, Sgts Charles C. Wornecker, Jack G. Trueblood and Weldon E. Wittwer.

2nd Lts Francis N. Fridgen, David E. Waller, Paul J. Ehrman, Philip E. Palmer; S/Sgts Robert Brennan, William J. Reilly, Sgts Walter H. Abernathy, Garrett N. Bartle, Lowell E. Slayton and Oliver G. Gaby.

2nd Lts Floyd B. Hackleman, John S. Kariac, Dan D. Jordan, Roy L. Jones; S/Sgt Marvin Powers Jr., Sgt Lyman J. Schafer, S/Sgt Henry A. Berty, Sgts Elmer P. Payne, Charles Kolence and Robert J. Grabowski. 

2nd Lts Cecil G. Gorby, William J. Thieman, Edward H. Wallner, Eleutrio C. Rodriguez; S/Sgt Frederick G. Parkins, Sgt Donald F. Pilcher, S/Sgt Frank J. Thau, Sgts Bernard F. Belletiere, William A. Reynolds Jr., and Howard K. Beanblossom.  

2nd Lts Doyle E. Bradford, Arturo D. Camosy, Albert J. Trendell, Jack M. Athearn; S/Sgt Hobart P. Peterson, Sgt Lucian Wright, S/Sgt Norman H. Dunin, Sgts Nicholas P. Merletti, Malcolm E. Brandt and Robert L. Modell.

17. S/Sgts Wandetowski, Legg, Harkness and Wilson to rest home at Moulsford Manor, Chosley, Berks.

19. An Air-Sea Rescue mission was called, with two of our ships and pilots taking part: Lts Schultz and Hansen.

One 1st Lt, 21 2nd Lts and 24 EM (above 11th) assigned to 91st BG, Bassingbourn.

Pvts McMullen and Jozwiak  from duty to arrest in quarters; Sgts Campbell and Taurone transferred to 448th Sub-Depot for station mobile defense training.

22. Pvt Anthony J. Goral assigned from 534th and appointed Cpl.

26. A mission to Bremen was called with seven our our pilots participating: Capts Alexander and Shenk, with Lts Klein, Hansen, Cahow, Schultz and Gleichauf. Again, several men in the formation suffered a variety of frostbites.

27. Another new crew assigned was: 2nd Lts Donald E. Nason, Joseph J. Byser, Athan Anagnos, Charles D. Fiery; S/Sgt Buster T. Harrah, Sgts Raymond C. Beus, John R. Lantz, Paul W. Stonich, George A. Whitney and Ralph L. Lab.