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Summary

Aircraft Serial Number (Type): 43-10154 (Douglas A-20G-35-DO Havoc)

9th AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 668th Bomb Sq

Mission # 68; Box: I; Flight: 3; Position: 2; A/C Fuselage Code: 5H-W

Reason: Enemy anti-aircraft

Damage: Crash Landing, Battle damage

Point Of Departure: AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England

Location: Southern English coast

*Personnel*
Duty	Name	Rank	S/N	Status
Pilot	Mish, Charles Clark	2Lt	O-753399	WIA
Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	Clark, Claude J. Jr.	S/Sgt	18045318	WIA
Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	Chustz, Roy F.	Sgt	18139562	WIA

Description:
Unable to reach Home Station, Second Lieutenant Charles C. Mish crash-landed his battered aircraft on the Southern English coast.
("668th Bombardment Squadron (L) History")

General Orders No. 106, 16 June 1944, Purple Heart is awarded to: 668th Bombardment Squadron (L), Charles C. Mish, O-753399, Second Lieutenant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received as a result of enemy action, while serving as Pilot of an A-20 airplane on a combat operational mission on 6 June 1944. Entered military service at Lawrenceville, Virginia.

General Orders No. 106, 16 June 1944, Purple Heart is awarded to: 668th Bombardment Squadron (L), Claude J. Clark, 18045318, Staff Sergeant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received as a result of enemy action, while serving as Gunner on an A-20 airplane on a combat operational mission on 6 June 1944. Entered military service at Globe, Arizona.

General Orders No. 106, 16 June 1944, Purple Heart is awarded to: 668th Bombardment Squadron (L), Roy F. Chustz, 18139562, Sergeant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received as a result of enemy action, while serving as Gunner on an A-20 airplane on a combat operational mission on 6 June 1944. Entered military service at Lakeland, Louisiana.
(416th BG Purple Heart Awards (PDF))

See Mission # 68 for additional details