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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| September 26, 1944 |
68 |
648 |
Bremen |
| 36 planes were dispatched. 33 planes dropped 95 tons on the primary target and 3 failed to bomb. Two crewmen were Wounded in Action. 34 Credit Sorties. While fuelling the planes for this mission, KEITH M ANDERSON 35173495 earned a SOLDIER'S MEDAL when a gun in Crew Chief Dexter Jordan's plane discharged into the fuel truck setting it on fire. Sgt. Anderson quickly disconnected from the plane and then drove the burning truck out onto the field, away from the flight line so as not to endanger the bomb-laden aircraft. |
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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-17G |
43-38433 |
18 |
B/R |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Robert D. Hemingway |
18th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
John M. Visscher |
18th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
James C. Sager |
18th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Nicholas F. Sallese |
18th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Walter Frederickson |
18th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Louis W. Butler |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
Jess T. Shahan |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Dana E. Stone |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
Arnold Baron |
18th |
Completed |
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