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416th Bombardment Group (L)

Mission # 74 -- June 13, 1944, Tuesday AM

St. Soureur Le Vicompte, France

Road Junction

 

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Summary of Operations

Field Order        : 79-367
OpRep #            : 74
Nature of Mission  : Bombing
Mission Status     : Attacked
Bombing Altitude   : 6,000 - 7,000 feet
Take-off Time      : 0533
Time Over Target   : 0716
Landing Time       : 0846
Duration (Hrs:Min) : 3:13
 

Place of Take-Off  : AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England
A/C Dispatched     : 38 Total -- 31 A-20G's, 7 A-20J's
Tactical Target Dossier: 4902W/Q/10
Illustration       : 4902W/142/C2
Illustration Ref   : C2
Summary of Results : Boxes 1 and 3 both dropped on Pont L'Abbe R/J, Bombardier-Navigators mistaking this to be primary target. Box 2 - Excellent on primary target.

Primary Target Latitude/Longitude: 49.38513,-1.53113 (49° 23' 6" N, 1° 31' 52" W)
(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)


Scanned original Mission 74 documents (multipage PDF files)

Mission Folder       Reports Folder       OpRep # 74       Fuel Use

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These Public Domain, Declassified Mission documents were graciously provided to the 416th BG Archive by the dedicated staff of the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA).
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Loading List 1

Loading List 1, Box I


Loading List 2

Loading List 2, Box II


Loading List 3

Loading List 3, Box III



Mission Loading Lists Transcription

Mission # 74 -- June 13, 1944, Tuesday AM
St. Soureur Le Vicompte, France -- Road Junction

Included are Box, Flight and Position; Bomb Squadron; Aircraft Serial Number, Fuselage Code and Model; and Crew Members
transcribed from individual mission Loading List documents by Chris and Mary Adams and Carl Sgamboti.
Some information, such as Squadron, Serial Number, etc. has been expanded from other documents.

Box I -- Flight I
  1  670th                   
  43-9439  F6-J  A-20J
  Maj Meng, W.J.
  Lt Powell, V.H.
  S/Sgt Stobert, R.F.
  S/Sgt Glynn, F.P.
  2  671st                   
  43-21711  5C-S  A-20J
  Lt Marzolf, L.A.
  Lt Basnett, R.J.
  S/Sgt Wellin, H.E.
  S/Sgt Kutzer, L.G.
  3  670th                   
  43-9380  F6-N  A-20G
  Lt Johnson, E.L.
  S/Sgt Donahue, W.J.
  S/Sgt Brayn, M.R.
 
  4  670th                   
  43-9750  F6-M  A-20G
  Lt Ostrander, W.B.
  S/Sgt Wilson, J.E.
  S/Sgt Binney, I.
 
  5  670th                   
  43-10211  F6-O  A-20G
  Lt Brown, N.G.
  Sgt Martinez, L.
  Sgt Paules, E.F.
 
  6  670th                   
  43-9689  F6-I  A-20G
  Lt Atkinson, P.G., Jr.
  S/Sgt Swafford, J.O., Jr.
  S/Sgt Glynn, P.F.
 

Box I -- Flight II
  1  668th                   
  43-21764  5H-X  A-20G
  Capt Prentiss, R.B.
  S/Sgt McCreery, J.E.
  S/Sgt Sylva, H.J.
 
  2  668th                   
  43-10226  5H-E  A-20G
  Lt Meredith, R.G., Jr.
  S/Sgt MacDonald, R.W.
  S/Sgt Kemper, L.B.
  [Kemper (4th CCU)]
 
  3  668th                   
  43-9194  5H-C  A-20G
  Lt Ritchie, S.B., Jr.
  S/Sgt Anderson, E.A.
  Sgt Smith, H.W.
 

Box I -- Flight III
  1  668th                   
  43-10194  5H-A  A-20G
  Lt Meagher, J.F.
  S/Sgt Damico, E.A.
  Sgt Hantske, D.
 
  2  668th                   
  43-10176  5H-T  A-20G
  Lt Lesher, R.D.
  S/Sgt Hedrick, H.R.
  S/Sgt Antanaitis, A.J.
 
  3  668th                   
  43-9975  5H-W  A-20G
  Lt Kreh, E.B.
  Sgt Shelton, E.L.
  S/Sgt Schenck, D.R.
 

Box I
  SPARE  670th               
  43-9224  F6-E  A-20G
  Lt Nordstrom, A.W.
  S/Sgt Gossett, J.D.
  S/Sgt Miller, R.L.
  [Returned Early As Briefed No Sortie]
 
                                                           


Box II -- Flight I
  1  670th                   
  43-9455  F6-T  A-20J
  Capt Jackson, C.R.
  Lt Maltby, A.H.
  Sgt Burns, D.E.
  Sgt Daniel, W.J., Sr.
  2  668th                   
  43-21750  5H-S  A-20J
  Lt Shaefer, R.F.
  Lt Burg, J.J.
  S/Sgt Fejes, J.A., Jr.
  S/Sgt Judd, E.R., Jr.
  3  670th                   
  43-10157  F6-P  A-20G
  Lt Shea, D.F.
  S/Sgt Lee, R.E., Jr.
  S/Sgt Falk, F.G.
 
  4  670th                   
  43-9978  F6-S  A-20G
  Lt Rooney, R.J.
  S/Sgt McCleary, H.M.
  S/Sgt DiNapoli, S.F.
 
  5  670th                   
  43-9680  F6-R  A-20G
  Lt McGlohn, C.L.
  S/Sgt Moran, J.W.
  S/Sgt Driskill, P.B.
 
  6  670th                   
  43-9892  F6-L  A-20G
  Lt McBride, L.R.
  Cpl McKee, J.C.
  S/Sgt Stephens, D.W.
 

Box II -- Flight II
  1  671st                   
  43-21724  5C-A  A-20J
  Lt Cole, H.P.
  Lt Beck, J.T.
  S/Sgt Chvatal, F.R.
  S/Sgt Fandre, B.G.
  2  671st                   
  43-9221  5C-F  A-20G
  Lt Merchant, W.A.
  S/Sgt Harp, C.J.
  S/Sgt Brown, K.P.
 
  3  671st                   
  43-9925  5C-G  A-20G
  Lt Zubon, M.
  T/Sgt Tanner, J.R.L.
  S/Sgt Russell, W.C.
 

Box II -- Flight III
  1  671st                   
  43-9714  5C-N  A-20G
  Lt Hixon, S.M.
  S/Sgt Worden, H.C.
  S/Sgt Rzepka, J.J.
 
  2  671st                   
  43-9363  5C-L  A-20G
  Lt Murray, T.J., Jr.
  Sgt DeBower, D.H.
  Sgt Jones, R.J.
 
  3  671st                   
  43-9937  5C-B  A-20G
  Lt Durante, A.R.
  S/Sgt Best, H.T.
  S/Sgt DeGiusti, I.R.
 

Box II
  SPARE  670th               
  43-9217  F6-D  A-20G
  Lt Leonard, T.J.
  S/Sgt Evans, O.D.
  S/Sgt Palmer, T.A.
  [Returned Early As Briefed No Sortie]
 
                                                           


Box III -- Flight I
  1  669th                   
  43-9450  2A-S  A-20J
  Lt Sommers, H.L.
  Lt McQuade, R.J.
  S/Sgt Nielsen, A.L.
  S/Sgt Fields, W.E.
  2  669th                   
  43-10135  2A-T  A-20J
  Lt Morton, R.J.
  Lt Madenfort, J.
  S/Sgt Webb, C.L.
  S/Sgt Citty, F.M.
  3  669th                   
  43-9743  2A-W  A-20G
  Lt Siggs, W.C.
  S/Sgt LaNave, O.D.
  S/Sgt Radlich, N.
 
  4  669th                   
  43-9840  2A-V  A-20G
  Lt Boukamp, T.
  S/Sgt Colosimo, R.J.
  S/Sgt Kelton, H.E.
 
  5  668th                   
  43-10210  5H-Q  A-20G
  Lt Hayter, E.R.
  S/Sgt Melchoir, F.E.
  S/Sgt Holloway, R.G.
 
  6  669th                   
  43-9900  2A-Q  A-20G
  Lt Clark, H.B.
  Sgt Sabadosh, J.W.
  Sgt Floyd, C.F.
 

Box III -- Flight II
  1  669th                   
  43-9202  2A-B  A-20G
  Lt MacManus, P.F.E., Jr.
  S/Sgt Rogers, J.L., Jr.
  S/Sgt Fleischman, G.I.
 
  2  669th                   
  43-9390  2A-G  A-20G
  Lt Vleghels, A.J.
  Sgt Rice, R.W.
  Sgt Young, C.E.
 
  3  669th                   
  43-9189  2A-P  A-20G
  Lt Connor, J.S.
  Sgt Rodgers, H.C.
  Sgt VanDuyne, J.E.
 

Box III -- Flight III
  1  669th                   
  43-9961  2A-E  A-20G
  Lt Street, M.S.
  S/Sgt Prindle, C.A.
  S/Sgt Epps, E.T.
 
  2  669th                   
  43-9181  2A-A  A-20G
  Lt Tripp, W.F., Jr.
  S/Sgt Mallory, D.F.
  Sgt Scott, J.O.
 
  3  669th                   
  43-9717  2A-N  A-20G
  Lt Smith, J.F., Jr.
  Sgt Vafiadis, C.
  Sgt Hoffman, R.C.
 



Group and Unit Histories

Mission # 74 -- June 13, 1944, Tuesday AM
St. Soureur Le Vicompte, France -- Road Junction


"416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History 1944"
Transcribed from USAF Archives

On the following day a three-box formation was forced down to 6,500 feet by clouds. The first and third boxes, led by Maj. Meng and Lt. Sommers, failed to identify the correct road junction at St. Sauveur le Vicomte. The second box, however, led by Capt. Jackson, had excellent results. Hits and near misses to the railroad overpass and highway probably destroyed the tracks and the overpass.


"Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group"
Ralph Conte
Page 96

Mission #74 - 13 June - St. Sauveur Le Vicomte Railway junction. Major Meng and Lt. Powell, BN led this mission Lts. Marzolf and Basnett, BN flew deputy. Lts. Cole and Beck, BN and Lts. Shaefer and Burg, BN led boxes. This mission was classified as uneventful, the first and third box bombs were way off while the second box scored an excellent. Fighter cover was great, and little flak was encountered. In typical English weather, the group took off in clear skies at 0530. When they returned at 0830, the ceiling got down to visibility of 1/2 mile.


"669th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives

On the 13th, Lt Sommers, Lt McQuade, B-N, led a box in an attack on a road junction at St Sauvuer le Vicomte. The attack was made at 6500 feet.


"670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives

Major Meng led a formation to attack the St Sauveur Le Vicomte railway junction on the 13th, in which we had ten crews participating. Both missions were uneventful.

Also on the 13th fifteen enlisted men of this organization received promotions in grade per Special Order 89, 416th Bomb Group headquarters ( See attched exhibit # 23 ).


"671st Bomb Squadron (L) Unit History"
Gordon Russell and Jim Kerns

Target: St. Soureur Le Wicompte Results: Good

The 416th went up on an early mission on June 13th , taking off at 0530 in clear weather and coming back at 0830 with visibility about » mile over the field. (A typical example of the wonderful English weather). The formation hit a crossroad in the northern tip of the Cherbourg Peninsula, the second box doing the damage. All aircraft returned.




[June 13, 1944], HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map

Map showing Western Allies and Axis troop position details in Western Europe
as of approximately 1200 hours, June 13, 1944
World War II Military Situation Maps Collection
Library of Congress


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