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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 123 -- August 11, 1944, Friday AM Foret De Roumare, France Ammunition Dump
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Mission # 123 -- August 11, 1944, Friday AM Foret De Roumare, France Ammunition Dump
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Place of Take-Off : AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England A/C Dispatched : 35 Total -- 27 A-20G's, 6 A-20J's, 2 B-26's (PFF) Tactical Target Dossier: 4900/G/2 Illustration : 4900/46 Illustration Ref : 021099 Secondary Target : No Alternate Targets Authorized Summary of Results : Box 1 - Fair, Box 2 - Excellent. Three ships dropped Window. Primary Target Latitude/Longitude: 49.43583,0.98687 (49° 26' 9" N, 0° 59' 13" 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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| Aug 11, 1944 Friday |
No_Report | 43-9194 A-20G |
123 | 668 | Cannon, Lovick E. (Not Injured)
Robinson, J. W. (Not Injured) Brzezinski, Edward P. (WIA) |
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| Aug 11, 1944 Friday |
AAR 45-8-11-520 |
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43-9368 A-20G |
123 | 669 | AAF Station 170 | Blomgren, John Edwin (Not injured)
Fleming, Leonard R. (Not injured) Bookach, Michael NMI (Not injured) |
= Entries having actual Reports available for review. = Entries having additional Images or Photos.)Mission Loading Lists Transcription
Mission # 123 -- August 11, 1944, Friday AM
Foret De Roumare, France -- Ammunition Dump
| 1 668th 43-9444 5H-J A-20J Capt McNulty, G.M. Lt Bursiel, F.H. S/Sgt Fejes, J.A., Jr. S/Sgt Judd, E.R., Jr. |
2 669th 43-9442 2A-D A-20J Capt Hulse, D.A., Jr. Lt Conte, R.F., Sr. Sgt Burland, A.J. Sgt Heath, K. |
3 669th 43-9900 2A-Q A-20G Lt Hill, L.E. S/Sgt Love, C.F. S/Sgt Adair, F.L. |
| 1 668th 43-9379 5H-G A-20G Lt Downing, W.E. S/Sgt Dickenson, E.S. S/Sgt Hornbeck, K.E., Jr. |
2 668th 43-9894 5H-R A-20G Lt Andersen, C.J., Jr. Sgt Euga, P.G. Sgt Schafer, E.L. [Window] |
3 668th 43-9195 5H-D A-20G Capt Prentiss, R.B. S/Sgt McCreery, J.E. S/Sgt Sylva, H.J. [Window] |
| 4 668th 43-10150 5H-N A-20G Lt Mish, C.C. S/Sgt Clark, C.J., Jr. Sgt Chustz, R.F. [Window] |
| 1 668th 43-21480 5H-B A-20G Lt Ebenstein, G.N. Sgt Roberts, J.H. S/Sgt Shelton, E.L. |
2 668th 43-10210 5H-Q A-20G Lt Montrose, J.H. Sgt Gandy, R.S. Sgt Felkel, J.W. [Window] |
3 668th 43-9194 5H-C A-20G Lt Cannon, L.E. Sgt Robinson, J.W. Sgt Brzezinski, E.P. [Window] |
| 4 668th 43-21760 5H-Z A-20G Lt Parker, P.E. Sgt Galloway, A.F. Sgt Kochan, S.J. [Window] |
| 1 669th 43-9368 2A-K A-20G Lt Blomgren, J.E. Sgt Fleming, L.R. S/Sgt Bookach, M. [One Wheel Collapsed on Runway on Landing] |
2 669th 43-9961 2A-E A-20G Lt Street, M.S. S/Sgt Prindle, C.A. S/Sgt Epps, E.T. [Window] |
3 669th 43-10159 2A-G A-20G Lt Connor, J.S. S/Sgt Rodgers, H.C. S/Sgt VanDuyne, J.E. [Window] |
| 4 669th 43-9202 2A-B A-20G Lt MacManus, P.F.E., Jr. S/Sgt Rogers, J.L., Jr. S/Sgt Fleischman, G.I. [Window] |
| SPARE 669th 43-21767 2A-N A-20G Lt Hayter, E.R. S/Sgt Melchoir, F.E. S/Sgt Holloway, R.G. [Returned Early as Briefed] |
| 1 671st 43-21711 5C-S A-20J Lt Marzolf, L.A. Lt Beck, J.T. S/Sgt Wellin, H.E. S/Sgt Kutzer, L.G. |
2 668th 43-21717 5H-P A-20J Lt Meagher, J.F. Lt Burg, J.J. T/Sgt Robbins, L.G. S/Sgt Raines, D.E. |
3 671st 43-9221 5C-F A-20G Lt Merchant, W.A. S/Sgt Harp, C.J. S/Sgt Brown, K.P. |
| 1 671st 43-9714 5C-N A-20G Capt Hixon, S.M. S/Sgt Garrett, A.D. S/Sgt Young, J.O. |
2 671st 43-9956 5C-Z A-20G Lt Lackovich, J.J. Sgt Connery, T.F. Sgt Barry, R.M. |
3 671st 43-9393 5C-K A-20G Lt Withington, D.L., III Sgt Huss, C.F. Sgt McElhattan, L.D. |
| 4 671st 43-9719 5C-J A-20G Lt Murray, T.J., Jr. S/Sgt DeBower, D.H. S/Sgt Jones, R.J. |
| 1 671st 43-9645 5C-R A-20J Lt Greenley, R.E. Lt Mitchell, R.H. S/Sgt Worden, H.C. S/Sgt Rzepka, J.J. |
2 671st 43-9937 5C-B A-20G Lt York, R.W. S/Sgt Wilds, H.J. S/Sgt Ashton, L.A. |
3 671st 43-10165 5C-H A-20G Lt Henderson, F.W. S/Sgt Griswold, R.M. S/Sgt Coulombe, P.E. |
| 4 671st 43-9951 5C-P A-20G Lt Miller, J.H. S/Sgt Schrom, R.G. S/Sgt Galender, J.W. |
| 1 670th 43-10211 F6-O A-20G Lt Harrold, F.J., Jr. S/Sgt Griffin, E.L. S/Sgt Maziasz, C.W. |
2 670th 43-9217 F6-D A-20G Lt Leonard, T.J. S/Sgt Evans, O.D. S/Sgt Stephens, D.W. |
3 670th 43-9380 F6-N A-20G Lt Grunig, D.B. Sgt Dias, M.E. Sgt Nowosielski, H.J., Jr. |
| 4 670th 43-9689 F6-I A-20G Lt Singletary, R.B. Sgt Wiggins, H.G. Sgt Cianciosi, A.A. |
| SPARE 670th 43-21759 F6-G A-20G Lt Sparling, J.R., Jr. Sgt Shaw, C.L. Sgt Leahigh, L.L. [Returned Early as Briefed] |
| 1 669th 43-9450 2A-S A-20J Lt Shaefer, R.F. Lt Lytle, W.M. S/Sgt Orvold, C.R. S/Sgt DiMartino, A.E. |
2 668th 43-10176 5H-T A-20G Lt Colquitt, J.K. Sgt Fetko, C., Jr. Sgt Brown, D.M. [Returned Early Oil Leak] |
3 670th 43-9209 F6-K A-20G Lt McGlohn, C.L. S/Sgt Moran, J.W. S/Sgt Driskill, P.B. |
Group and Unit Histories
Mission # 123 -- August 11, 1944, Friday AM
Foret De Roumare, France -- Ammunition Dump
"416th Bombardment Group (L) - Group History 1944"
Transcribed from USAF Archives
On the eleventh, also, we flew two missions. The firs attack was made on the Foret de Roumare ammunition dump. Expecting clouds over the target. PFF technique was employed. The bombs fell in a loose concentration around the MPI, but no violent explosions occured. When his landing gear wiring light shorted out on him, Lt. F.W. Harris was forced to land in Normandy. No one was injured. The boxes were led by Capt. McNulty and Capt. Marzolf.
"Attack Bombers, We Need You! A History of the 416th Bomb Group"
Ralph Conte
Pages 130 - 131
Mission #123 - 11 August - AM - Foret du Romare Ammo Dump. Captain McNulty and Lt. Burseil, BN led Box I with Captain Hulse and Lt. Conte, BN as deputy. Lts. Marzolf and Beck, BN, and Lts. Greeley and Mitchell, BN led flights. Bombing for Box I did not score well, dropping well off the target. Box II bombs enveloped the target with good results. Our bombardiers let their bombs go on the B-26 PFF Pathfinder plane signal, over the cloud bank.
"669th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives
Capt Hulse was deputy leader on a successful PFF mission to the Foret du Roumare ammunition dump on the 11th.
That afternoon Capt Hulse and Capt Morton led two flights of a formation that attacked the St. Malo gun defenses. Lt. Conte, Capt. Hulse's B-N, did a superior job of bombing with a circular error of a little more than 100 feet. The Infantry sent congratulations on the splendid aid we had given them.
"670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History"
Transcription from USAF Archives
The Foret du Roumare ammunition dumps were attacked again the next
day with excellent results, five of our crews being in the attacking
group. A second mission of the day, in which we had eleven crews,
attacked gun positions at St Malo with excellent results.
The August 11th issue of the Stars and Stripes revealed that all
rail and highway bridges over the Seine River, west of Paris, and over
the lower Loire River from Orleans to Nantes were impassable to German
traffic as a result of more that 230 attacks by Maurauders and Havocs
since May 8th.
"671st Bomb Squadron (L) Unit History"
Gordon Russell and Jim Kerns
August 11th, 1944
Another twin kill was executed by the 416th on August 11th when the Havocs smashed at an ammunition dump at Foret de Roumarei in the morning and went back in the evening to blast enemy coastal defense batteries at the heavily defended St. Malo.
Pathfinders were used on the morning mission against the ammunition dump, which the Group failed to bomb on the previous evening due to clouds. The clouds disappeared over the wooded target area a few minutes before the formation reached it, but the A-20s bombed on the Pathfinders never the less. Hits were made causing considerable damage. 13 ships received flak damage, but all ships and crews made it back to the base.
The evening mission was another one dutied to the 416th . Infantry divisions mopping up the last remnants of German resistance in the besieged fortress of St. Malo received help from the A-20s, which hammered at stubbornly defended gun positions menacing allied advances. The formation dropped on the guns at the St. Servan entrance to the harbor, bombing a scant 1,500 yards in front of American troops. The guns were reported to have been delaying occupation of the city, which its German commander had threatened to make a "new Stalingrad". Crews reported that the first bombs hit in the water, then waded up the beach and through the target. Bombing by flights, two excellents, a good and three fairs were chalked up. Flak damage was nil.
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[August 11, 1944], HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map Map showing Western Allies and Axis troop position details in Western Europe as of approximately 1200 hours, August 11, 1944 World War II Military Situation Maps Collection Library of Congress |