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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 43 -- May 11, 1944, Thursday AM Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France Airfield (S.1630)
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 43 -- May 11, 1944, Thursday AM Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France Airfield (S.1630)
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Place of Take-Off : AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England A/C Dispatched : 38 Total -- 32 A-20G's, 6 A-20J's Target Operational Number: Z 380 Illustration : S 1630/4 Illustration Ref : 032103 Summary of Results : Box 1 - Fair Box 2 - Returned early from point over channel 4 miles off Letreport. Had no visual contact with Box 1 in thick haze and did not see fighter escort. Primary Target Latitude/Longitude: 49.10977,2.02386 (49° 6' 35" N, 2° 1' 26" E) (Latitude/Longitude based on Google Maps, Visual match to Strike Photo) (See Latitude/Longitude Coordinates and Target Identifiers for more information. Note: This coordinate represents the Primary Target Location, the Location actually attacked may differ) |
| Date | Report |   |
A/C Serial # Type |
Mis- sion # |
Bomb Sq |
Location | Personnel (Status when available) |
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| May 11, 1944 Thursday |
No_Report | 43-9200 A-20G |
43 | 670 | Gruetzemacher, Robert Oliver (WIA)
Allred, Fred D. (Not Injured) Stephens, Donald W. (Not Injured) |
= Entries having actual Reports available for review. = Entries having additional Images or Photos.)Mission Loading Lists Transcription
Mission # 43 -- May 11, 1944, Thursday AM
Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France -- Airfield (S.1630)
| 1 671st 43-9914 5C-X A-20J Maj Willetts, D.L. Lt Royalty, P.G. T/Sgt Larronde, F.H. Lt Sutliff, G.F. [Sutliff (4th CCU)] |
2 668th 43-10125 5H-M A-20J Lt Stockwell, R.E. Lt Jedinak, A. S/Sgt Wellin, H.E. S/Sgt Kutzer, L.G. |
3 671st 43-9220 5C-E A-20G Lt Perkins, R.D. S/Sgt Sherry, V.N. S/Sgt Linneman, R.H. |
| 4 670th 43-9217 F6-D A-20G Lt Wheeler, R.V. S/Sgt Brower, J.S. S/Sgt Corrin, E.W. |
5 671st 43-9711 5C-M A-20G Lt Cole, H.P. S/Sgt Fandre, B.G. S/Sgt Chvatal, F.R. |
6 671st 43-10214 5C-C A-20G Lt Smith, R.H. S/Sgt Adams, V.P. S/Sgt Harp, C.J. |
| 1 670th 43-9455 F6-T A-20J Capt McNulty, G.M. Lt Bursiel, F.H. S/Sgt White, H.E. S/Sgt Addleman, R.F. |
2 670th 43-9387 F6-H A-20G Lt McGlohn, C.L. S/Sgt Moran, J.W. S/Sgt Driskill, P.B. |
3 670th 43-9380 F6-N A-20G Lt Johnson, E.L. S/Sgt Donahue, W.J. S/Sgt Brayn, M.R. |
| 4 670th 43-9209 F6-K A-20G Lt Crispino, J.C. S/Sgt Walsh, T.I., Jr. S/Sgt Conopask, R.E. |
5 670th 43-9978 F6-S A-20G Lt Rooney, R.J. S/Sgt McCleary, H.M. S/Sgt DiNapoli, S.F. |
6 670th 43-9689 F6-I A-20G Lt Shea, D.F. S/Sgt Lee, R.E., Jr. Sgt Falk, F.G. |
| 1 670th 43-9439 F6-J A-20J Capt Jackson, C.R. Lt Maltby, A.H. S/Sgt Stobert, R.F. S/Sgt Glynn, F.P. |
2 670th 43-9696 F6-G A-20G Lt Brown, N.G. Sgt Swafford, J.O., Jr. S/Sgt Glynn, P.F. |
3 670th 43-9386 F6-W A-20G Lt Hillerman, J.P. S/Sgt Evans, O.D. Sgt Palmer, T.A. |
| 4 670th 43-9227 F6-F A-20G Lt Harrold, F.J., Jr. S/Sgt Griffin, E.L. Sgt Maziasz, C.W. |
5 670th 43-9207 F6-B A-20G Lt McBride, L.R. S/Sgt Eutsler, R.J. S/Sgt Risko, S. |
6 670th 43-9200 F6-A A-20G Lt Gruetzemacher, R.O. S/Sgt Allred, F.D. Sgt Stephens, D.W. |
| SPARE 669th 43-9181 2A-A A-20G Lt Dontas, P. S/Sgt Nielsen, A.L. S/Sgt Fields, W.E. [No Sortie] |
| 1 671st 43-10129 5C-I A-20J Capt Dunn, L.F. Lt Arrington, H.T. S/Sgt Foster, H.A. S/Sgt Rust, E.W. [No Sortie] |
2 668th 43-9640 5H-Z A-20J Lt Osborne, A.E., Jr. Lt Forma, W. S/Sgt Kelly, E.E. S/Sgt Coe, W.H. [No Sortie] |
3 671st 43-9393 5C-K A-20G Lt Greenley, R.E. S/Sgt Worden, H.C. S/Sgt Rzepka, J.J. [No Sortie] |
| 4 671st 43-9951 5C-P A-20G Lt DeMand, F.W. S/Sgt Middleton, C.W. Sgt Troyer, R.J. [No Sortie] |
5 671st 43-10165 5C-H A-20G Lt Zubon, M. T/Sgt Tanner, J.R.L. S/Sgt Russell, W.C. [No Sortie] |
6 671st 43-9937 5C-B A-20G Lt Durante, A.R. S/Sgt Best, H.T. S/Sgt DeGiusti, I.R. [No Sortie] |
| 1 669th 43-9900 2A-Q A-20G Lt MacManus, P.F.E., Jr. S/Sgt Thompson, J.B. S/Sgt Cope, G.F. [No Sortie] |
2 669th 43-9390 2A-G A-20G Lt Connor, J.S. S/Sgt Colosimo, R.J. S/Sgt Wing, J.S. [No Sortie] |
3 669th 43-9743 2A-W A-20G Lt Gullion, A.W., Jr. S/Sgt Coffey, G.L. S/Sgt Webb, C.L. [No Sortie] |
| 4 669th 43-9376 2A-O A-20G Lt Peck, W.A. S/Sgt Bergeron, A.E. S/Sgt Kelton, H.E. [No Sortie] |
5 669th 43-9679 2A-R A-20G Lt Renth, E.J., Jr. S/Sgt Rosenstein, M. S/Sgt Carney, H.O. [No Sortie] |
6 669th 43-9717 2A-N A-20G Lt Morton, R.J. S/Sgt LaNave, O.D. S/Sgt Citty, F.M. [No Sortie] |
| 1 668th 43-9362 5H-L A-20G Lt Shaefer, R.F. S/Sgt Fejes, J.A., Jr. S/Sgt Judd, E.R., Jr. [No Sortie] |
2 668th 43-9379 5H-G A-20G Lt Poindexter, R.D. T/Sgt Robbins, L.G. S/Sgt Simpson, D.H. [No Sortie] |
3 668th 43-9684 5H-K A-20G Lt Lesher, R.D. S/Sgt Antanaitis, A.J. S/Sgt Hedrick, H.R. [No Sortie] |
| 4 668th 43-9182 5H-B A-20G Lt Meagher, J.F. S/Sgt Damico, E.A. S/Sgt Dickenson, E.S. [No Sortie] |
5 668th 43-9360 5H-S A-20G Lt Downing, W.E. S/Sgt Molver, V.E. S/Sgt Gray, C.M. [No Sortie] |
6 668th 43-9195 5H-D A-20G Maj Napier, J.G. S/Sgt Shaw, L.R. S/Sgt Bankston, R., Jr. [No Sortie] |
| SPARE 668th 43-9216 5H-E A-20G Lt Peede, L.G. S/Sgt Hibbs, C.L. S/Sgt Daugherty, L.M. [No Sortie] |
Group and Unit Histories
Mission # 43 -- May 11, 1944, Thursday AM
Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France -- Airfield (S.1630)
"416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History 1944"
Transcribed from USAF Archives
Two missions were flown on the 11th. In the morning, 38 planes took off. The second box, led by Captain Dunn, with Lt Arrington, B-N, lost visual contact with box #1, and seeing no fighter escort, turned around and came home. The first box, led by Major Willetts, with Lt Royalty, B-N, hit the target with fair results. This box did find the fighter escort. Nine aircraft received battle damage. The target was the Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airdrome.
"Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group"
Ralph Conte
Page 73
Mission #43 - AM - 11 May - Corneille eu Vexin Airdrome. Two boxes of 18 aircraft each went after this target which was heavily defended. The first box led by Major Willetts and Lt. Royalty, BN hit the target with fair results. For no explainable reason, the second box led by Captain Dunn and Lt. Arrington, BN, lost sight of the lead box, so they returned to base. Fortunately, the fighter escort went in to the target area with the first box. Nine of the 18 planes in that first box received flak inflicted battle damage. Since the second box sort of aborted the mission, the crews in that box, were not credited with a mission.
"670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives
May 11th brought another attack on the Aerschot marshalling yards and an attack on the Monchy Breton airdrome. On these two missions, eighteen 670th crews were used. Lt Gruetzemacher suffered minor flak wounds while over the Monchy Breton target, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.
"671st Bomb Squadron (L) Unit History"
Gordon Russell and Jim Kerns
After a four day recess the 416th Bomb Group reached a new bombing high, crossing the English Channel 11 times from May 7th thru May 13th to smash enemy installations in France and Belgium. The Havocs were out in force twice on the 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12th of May, while just once on the 13th. No mission was flown on May 10th because of poor weather.
Marshalling Yards, Airdromes and "No-Balls" were hit in the weeks operations which culminated in a great loss to the 671st Bomb Squadron.