Flew combat missions in the B-26 Marauder with the 455th BS, 323rd BG, then 344th BG, Ninth Air Force.



4th April 1945, B-26G 44-68099 coded YU-A 455th Bomb Squadron 323rd.Bomb Group.



Crew: Pilot Capt W H Thomas, copilot 2.Lt A R Aquaro; Bomb/Nav 1.Lt R A Muench; Radio/gunner T/Sgt B V Bodard; engineer/gunner T/Sgt E Gregorchick; tail/gunner Sgt A G Hebert.



Attacked by an Me262. On it's second pass the tail gunner saw the enemy aircraft at 1000 yards coming in at 6 o'clock level. The E/A began firing continuously from 600 yards,and the tail gunner fired two bursts at the E/A at the same range of 600 yards the E/A then disappearing above the B-26.The Marauder suffered category 'A' damage from 30mm cannon shells, but landed safely back at base, was repaired and flew its next mission on the 9th April 1945.