Souther - #12-1
Courtesy of Samuel Galbreath
Kenneth McClelland is squatting on the right.
Souther, Hubert W., Pilot
Griswold, Cholett, Co-Pilot
Chaklos, John F., Navigator
Wagg, James D., Bombardier
Andrues, Hershel R., Radio Operator/Gunner
Henley, Louie C., Gunner
Knoll, George R., Gunner
Lowery, Ernest O., Engineer/Gunner
McClelland, Kenneth E., Gunner
Meincke, William A., Gunner
Smith, Marlin R., Gunner
764th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H)
Office of the Operations Officer
APO 520 US ARMY
9 April 1945
CERTIFICATE
I certify that T/Sgt HERSHEL R. ANDRUES, 19162238, has completed the following sorties with dates, time, and targets below.
| DATE | TIME | TARGET | ||
| 3 | Aug | 1944 | 7:00 | Ober Raderach, Austria |
| 6 | Aug | 1944 | 8:00 | Miramas, France |
| 9 | Aug | 1944 | 7:15 | Almasferzito, Hungary |
| 12 | Aug | 1944 | Aborted | Genoa, Italy |
| 13 | Aug | 1944 | 6:30 | Genoa, Italy |
| 17 | Aug | 1944 | 8:30 | Ploesti, Rumania |
| 18 | Aug | 1944 | 6:00 | Alibunar,, Yugoslavia |
| 22 | Aug | 1944 | 7:00 | Lobau, Austria |
| 23 | Aug | 1944 | 7:30 | Markersdorf, Austria |
| 26 | Aug | 1944 | 8:15 | Bucharest, Rumania |
| 28 | Aug | 1944 | 7:00 | Szolnok, Hungary |
| 2 | Sept | 1944 | 5:30 | Mitrovica, Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Sept | 1944 | 6:15 | Sava, Yugoslavia |
| 10 | Sept | 1944 | 8:00 | Lyons, France |
| 12 | Sept | 1944 | 9:15 | Lyons, France |
| 17 | Sept | 1944 | 9:15 | Lyons, France |
| 24 | Sept | 1944 | 6:15 | Athens, Greece |
| 10 | Oct | 1944 | 6:00 | Veneto, Italy |
| 13 | Oct | 1944 | 8:30 | Vienna, Austria |
| 14 | Oct | 1944 | 7:30 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| 16 | Oct | 1944 | 8:00 | Linz, Germany |
| 20 | Oct | 1944 | 8:00 | Milan, Italy |
| 2 | Dec | 1944 | 8:00 | Blechhammer, Germany |
| 8 | Dec | 1944 | 6:00 | Klagenfurt, Germany |
| 11 | Dec | 1944 | 8:00 | Vienna, Austria |
| 20 | Dec | 1944 | Aborted | Linz, Austria |
| 27 | Dec | 1944 | 6:00 | Venzone, Italy |
| 29 | Dec | 1944 | 8:00 | Rosenhein, Germany |
| 5 | Jan | 1945 | 6:30 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| 20 | Jan | 1945 | 7:30 | Linz, Austria |
| 31 | Jan | 1945 | 7:30 | Moosbierbaum, Austria |
| 22 | Mar | 1945 | 7:30 | Vienna, Austria |
| 23 | Mar | 1945 | 8:00 | Vienna, Austria |
| 24 | Mar | 1945 | 7:30 | Budejouiec, Czechoslovakia |
| 25 | Mar | 1945 | 7:30 | Wels, Austria |
| 5 | Apr | 1945 | 6:00 | Breseia, Italy |
| 8 | Apr | 1945 | 6:00 |
Gorizia, Italy |
Total number of Combat Sorties, 35; Total number of Combat flying hours, 255:45.
/s/ERNEST C. PARSONSON
Captain, Air Corps
Operations Officer
Courtesy of Mark Smith
Isle of Capri on the road from Capri to Anacapri. Herbert Souther's crew (#12-1) celebrates after completing 35 missions. Left is S/Sgt. Marlin Smith right Ernest O. Lowery.
Courtesy of Mark Smith
764th Squadron Ground personnel ready to leave for R&R.
Courtesy of Mark Smith
764th Bomb Squadron Medics.
Courtesy of Mark Smith
764th Bomb Squadron Flight line armament shop.
Courtesy of Mark Smith
Flight on the way to Polesti.
Courtesy of Mark Smith
Some made it back. Virgil O. Woldberg (Medic) after the War.
Courtesy of Chuck Parsonson
V-Mail from Dwight Olson to Ernest Parsonson