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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| July 09, 1944 |
33 |
462 |
Foret de St. Saens, La Grande Vallee, St. Sylvestre |
| 39 planes were dispatched and 2 aborted. 13 aircraft dropped 30.8 tons on the primary target, 1 plane dropped 2.5 tons on the secondary target and 23 failed to bomb. 37 Credit Sorties. On this mission, one aircraft was lost with 9 crewmen listed Missing in Action. Also one man was wounded and another was listed as Killed in Action. Freeman in Mighty Eighth War Diary states that the B-24 ditched 45 miles South of Selsey Bill and four crew members were saved. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-24J |
44-40463 |
4 |
D/A |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Orson A. Israelsen |
4th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Wilmer J. Dreher |
4th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Charles W. Kleinfall |
4th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Seamans J. Jones |
4th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Buskirk William. Van |
4th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Clarence J. Markham |
4th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
William Abraham |
4th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Charles E. Barclay |
4th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
David L. Ashley |
4th |
Completed |
| CmdP |
Howard C. Burton |
HQ |
Completed |
| SqdN |
James R. Reed Jr. |
4th |
Completed |
| TG |
Fred R. Ricketts |
4th |
Completed |
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