Mission Notes - Lead pilot 30 missions.

1. 21 July 44-Schweinfurt: ball bearing factory. Accurate flak, few hits. 26,500 ft. No Fighters. 2. 25 July-St. Lo: Support ground troops. Light flak, no hits. 12,000 ft. No fighters.

3. 25 July-St. Lo: Support ground troops. Light flak, no hits. 12,000 ft. No fighters.

4. 29 July-Merseburg: Oil refineries. Heavy flak, several hits. 25,000 ft. No fighters.

5. 31 July-Munich: jet aircraft factory. Very heavy flak, plenty hits. 25,000 ft. No fighters. Control cables cut. Bomb & Nav hit.

6. 01 Aug-Chateau Dun-jet air strip. No flak, 21,000 ft. No fighters. Air Medal!

7. 05 Aug-Neinburg: Oil refineries. Very light flak. 18,000 ft. No fighters, real hit

8. 06 Aug-Berlin (South Gehshagen): Jet engine factory. Moderate flak. 27,000 ft. 30 attacking Me109s. 51s shot them up. No hits.

9. 07 Aug- Paris (Nanteuil RR bridge-40 miles E over Marne R. ) Light flak. No hits. 23,000 ft. No fighters.

10. 14 Aug-Stuttgart: Airfield, Secondary Hagueman, France. Light flak. No hits. 25,000 ft. No fighters.



11. 18 Aug-Huys, Belg: Bridge. No hits. No flak. 25,000 ft. No fighters.

12. 24 Aug-Weimar: Chemical or armament Plant. Light flak. No hits. 25,000 ft. No fighters. 13. 25 Aug-Peenemunde:Experimental sta. Mod. flak. No hits. 22,000 ft. No fighters.

14. 30 Aug-Keil:Ship yards (sub pens) Heavy flak. No hits. 26,000 ft. No fighter.

15. 03 Sept-Ludwigshaven: Chemical plant. Intense flak. Several hits. 24,400 ft. No fighters. 16. 08 Sept-Ludwigshaven: Chemical plant. Intense flak. Three engines hit, came home alone. One fighter attack. 26,000 ft. Dep Lead, low box.

17. 13 Sept-Lutzkendorf-Giessen: Oil & RR yards. Mod flak. Few hits. 27,600 ft. No fighters. Dep lead.

18. 25 Sept-Frankfurt: Ind area, RR yards. Light flak. No hits. 26,600 ft. No fighters. Dep lead. PFF

19. 06 Oct-Politz (Primary), bombed Stargard (Secondary): Air field. Light flak. No hits. 25,600 ft. No fighters. Dep lead.

20. 15 Oct-Cologne: City. Pink flak, intense flak. Few hits. 27,000 ft. No fighters. Low element. Lead high box.



21. 19 Oct-Mannheim: City. Pink flak, medium flak. Few hits. 29,500 ft. No fighters. Lead low box.

22. 26 Oct-Bielefeld-City. Light flak. Few hits. 25,500 ft. No fighters. Wing Dep lead.

23. 02 Nov-Merseberg: Oil refineries. Light flak. No hits. 27,600 ft. Heavy fighter attack. High box lead.

24. 16 Nov-Eschweiler: Gun emplacements. No flak. No hits. 22,000 ft. No fighters. High box lead.

25. 23 Nov. Gelsenkirchen: Oil refineries. Medium flak. 25,000 ft. No hits. No fighters. High box lead.

26. 25 Nov-Merseburg: Oil refineries. Heavy flak. 26,600 ft. Few hits. No fighters. High box lead.

27. 29 Nov-Misburg, Hanover: Oil refineries. Medium flak. 27,100 ft. No fighters. Low box lead.

28. 04 Dec-Kassel: Rail yards. Light flak. 25,600 ft. . No fighters. High box lead.

29. 06 Dec-Merseburg: Oil refineries. Medium flak. No hits. No fighters. High box lead. 27,100 ft.

30. 09 Dec-Stuttgart: Air field. Light flak. No hits. No fighters. 30,200 ft. High box lead.

THUS THE END!



1945-1947 - Pilot for M/Gen Frederick L. Anderson in B-17 44-8990. Was pilot for Winston Churchill, wife and daughter during Feb-Mar 1946. During which time he made 'Iron Curtain' speech in Fulton, MO. same B-17.



AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC