The official 323rd Bomb Group, 456th Bomb Squad combat mission target number #375 was flown on the afternoon of 4-20-45 and lasted 4:20 hours. 35 ships went up at 11,000 feet. April 20th was Adolf Hitler’s 56th birthday, as a gift, TV Harwood's plane, Martin B26 Marauder; 42-96090 WT-M (Buckeye Blitz Wagon), dropped 2 x 2000 lbs. bombs on the railroad yard at Memmingen, Germany. A total of 450 Marauders flew from division, flak was intense four ships were lost and 45 received battle damage, none from the 323rd were hit on this mission. Group leaders were Smith, Clover and Flittie.



Crew: Theodore V. Harwood (P) 2nd/1st Lt., Eugene T. Muszynski (CP) 2nd/1stLt. , Anthony B. Caezza (NB) S/SGT., James N. Night (?) T/Sgt., George W. Boyd (RG) S/Sgt., Raymond Deboer (TG) S/Sgt.