461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY APRIL 1945
MISS NO DATE TARGET 1ST ATTACK UNIT LEADERS 1ST ATTACK UNIT DEP LEADERS 2ND ATTACK UNIT LEADERS A/C T/O ERLY RTNS A/C O/T SORT TONS DRPT ON B TGT % IN 1000 WEATHER AT TGT AA E A/C SEEN CLAIMS A/C DMGD A/C RTN A/C LOST MIA CASLTY RATING REMARKS
206 4/2/45 ST POLTEN M/Y, AUSTRIA MAJ BAKER MAJ HICKSON lt langley 29 0 29 29 66.9 79.3 CAVU NONE 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 SUPERIOR 1 A/C GUNNER WITH 451TH GP
LT TRAETTA lt whalen lt couch 500 RDX
LT DECKER lt marchbank lt white  
LT MURRER lt plummer lt shaw  
LT LEE lt newsted lt furiga  
LT WILLIAMS lt haymam lt wilson  
207 4/5/45 BRESCIA M/Y, ITALY MAJ RIDER maj thackston lt lively 26 0 26 26 67.65 90.9 38513 NONE 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 SUPERIOR  
CAPT SHAW capt friedersdorf lt bertrand 500 RDX
LT VOCK lt connelly lt marvin  
LT LAYNE lt bruckler lt casement  
LT DIRIENZ lt sant lt picken  
LT CARROLL lt colangelo lt wylie  
208 4/6/45 BRESCIA/BREDA SMALL ARMS WKS, ITALY MAJ THACKSTON capt hess lt clay 28 1 27 27 63.75 96.3 CAVU NONE 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 SUPERIOR  
CAPT HERBERT lt willing lt whalen 500 RDX
LT HANLEY f/o connelly lt marchbank  
LT SCOTT lt williams lt pischel  
LT SHAW lt furiga lt lee  
LT CAREY lt berliner lt panagiopoulos  
209 4/8/45 GORIZIA M/Y, ITALY MAJ TROM’SHAUSSER capt parsonson lt miller 28 1 27 22 63.225 54.3 38393 NONE 2 0 0 28 0 0 0 EXCELLENT 1 A/C BOMBED TGT OF CAPORETTO
CAPT SAUR capt gilbev lt kehs 250 GP
LT ROSENAU lt hendrick lt tyman  
LT FREDERICKS f/o zarksworth lt black  
LT KASE lt heller lt griffin  
LT LEVIN lt beardsley capt stein  
  capt rink    
210 4/9/45 TROOP CONCENTRATIONS LUSO, ITALY COL ROGERS maj baker   21 1 20 20 37.96 NO SCORE CAVU SIH 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 NO RATING  
RED FORCE LT TRAETTA lt raby 100 FRAGS
  LT RENTZ lt weisenheimer  
  LT LEE lt polk  
  LT KEATLY lt lemanczyk  
  LT WILLIAMS lt phalen  
210 4/9/45 TROOP CONCENTRATIONS LUSO, ITALY MAJ RIDER maj phillips   20 0 20 20 0 NO SCORE CAVU SIH 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 NO RATING A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE
BLUE FORCE CAPT ARENTS capt shaw 100 FRAGS
  LT OLIVER lt lebback  
  LT DOONER lt furiga  
  LT WILLIAMS lt smith  
  LT HOLMES lt wilson  
211 4/10/45 TROOP CONCENTRATIONS NEAR LUSO, ITALY COL ROGERS maj baker   21 0 21 21 40.65 NO SCORE CAVU SIH 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 NO RATING  
RED FORCE LT TRAETTA lt raby 100 FRAGS
  LT RENTZ lt weisenheimer  
  LT LEE lt polk  
  LT KEATLY lt lemanczyk  
  LT WILLIAMS lt phalen  
211 4/10/45 TROOP CONCENTRATIONS NEAR LUSO, ITALY MAJ RIDER maj phillips   21 0 21 21 39 NO SCORE CAVU SIH 3 0 0 27 0 0 0 EXCELLENT  
BLUE FORCE CAPT ARENTS capt shaw 100 FRAGS
  LT OLIVER lt lebback  
  LT DOONER lt furiga  
  LT WILLIAMS lt smith  
  LT BERLINER lt wilson  
212 4/11/45 BRONZOLO M/Y, ITALY MAJ THACKSTON capt hess lt boyd 29 1 28 26 43.75 54.7 CAVU MAH 0 0 16 28 1 10 1 SUPERIOR  
LT WELTON lt barnes lt boyer 500 RDX
LT BURLESON lt decker lt lebback  
LT POLK lt pischel lt smith  
LT LEE lt marion lt stone  
LT WILLIAMS lt haymam lt berliner  
213 4/12/45 ST VEIT RR BRIDGE, AUSTRIA MAJ POOLE capt parsonson lt lively 28 0 28 26 64 70 38482 NONE 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 SUPERIOR 10 A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE
CAPT HERBERT lt langley lt oliver 1000 RDX
LT HANLEY lt white lt marvin  
LT DOONER lt shaw lt casement  
LT KACZERSKI lt stone lt picken  
LT BERLINER lt wilson lt casey  
214 4/14/45 MALCONTENTA AMMO FCTY, ITALY MAJ THACKSTON capt gray maj mac dougall 28 2 26 26 15 67.4 38605 SIH 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 NO RATING  
LT WELTON lt barnes lt miller 500 RDX
LT BURLESON lt decker lt tyman  
LT KEATLY lt lemanczyk lt black  
LT WILLIAMS lt marion lt griffin  
LT LEE lt hayman capt stein  
215 4/15/45 TROOP CONCENTRATIONS & GERMAN HQS NO. 1 BOLOGNA AREA, ITALY COL ROGERS maj phillips maj trom’shausser 42 3 39 39 79.75 NO SCORE 38452 NONE 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 GOOD 4 A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE
RED FORCE CAPT VAHLDIECK lt nixon capt saur 250 GP
  LT VOCK lt larsen lt kase  
  LT LAYNE lt corey lt fredericks  
  LT DIRIENZ lt lewis lt rosenau  
  LT CARROLL lt colangelo lt levin  
215 4/15/45 NERVESA RR BR DIVERSION, ITALY MAJ BAKER capt yetter   19 1 18 18 56 36.1 38574 SIH 0 0 2 41 0 0 0 GOOD 4 A/C RTND BOMBS TO BASE
BLUE FORCE LT TRAETTA lt welton 500 RDX
  LT RENTZ lt burleson  
  LT KEATLY lt pischel  
  LT LEE lt stone  
  LT WILLIAMS lt hayman  
216 4/17/45 TROOP CONCENTRATIONS NEAR BOLOGNA, ITALY MAJ TROM’SHAUSSER maj poole maj phillips 42 1 41 41 77.25 NO SCORE CAVU NONE 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 NO RATING  
CAPT SAUR lt lightbocy capt vahldieck 250 GP
LT ROSENAU lt brashertz lt vock  
LT FREDERICKS lt martin lt layne  
LT KASE lt picker lt dirienz  
LT LEVIN lt hermanson lt carroll  
461ST BOMB GP (H) MISSION SUMMARY APRIL 1945 (Cont)
MISS NO DATE TARGET 1ST ATTACK UNIT LEADERS 1ST ATTACK UNIT DEP LEADERS 2ND ATTACK UNIT LEADERS A/C T/O ERLY RTNS A/C O/T SORT TONS DRPT ON B TGT % IN 1000 WEATHER AT TGT AA E A/C SEEN CLAIMS A/C DMGD A/C RTN A/C LOST MIA CASLTY RATING REMARKS
217 4/18/45 AVISIO VIADUCT & RR DIVERSION, ITALY MAJ THACKSTON capt gray lt col gregory 42 3 39 39 82.75 40.3 HAZE MIH 17 0 0 34 0 0 0 EXCELLENT  
LT TRAETTA lt whalen lt boyer 500 RDX
LT RENTZ lt marchbank lt keilman  
LT KEATLY lt pischel lt lebback  
LT LEE lt lemanczyk lt smith  
LT PHALEN lt hayman lt stone  
    lt wilson  
218 4/20/45 LUSIA RR BRIDGE, ITALY MAJ PHILLIPS capt yetter lt lively 40 2 38 36 69 91.9 CAVU SIH 1 0 1 40 0 0 0 SUPERIOR  
CAPT VAHLDIECK lt miller lt bertrand 1000 RDX
LT VOCK lt tyman lt marvin  
LT LAYNE lt black lt casement  
LT DIRIENZ lt griffin capt rink  
LT CARROLL lt colangelo    
219 4/21/45 ATTMANS-PUCNIEW M/Y, AUSTRIA MAJ POOLE lt henry capt gray 40 0 40 40 59 61.1 38421 NONE 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 SUPERIOR  
LT BOYER lt paysew lt whalen 500 RDX
LT LEEBACK f/o neras lt marchbank  
LT SMITH lt rice lt pischel  
LT DOONER   lt lemanczyk  
LT WILSON   lt phalen  
220 4/23/45 SADIA ROAD BRIDGE, ITALY MAJ TROM’SHAUSSER lt ross capt connor 40 1 39 39 94.5 95.8 CAVU MAH 0 0 9 37 0 0 0 SUPERIOR  
CAPT SAUR lt overdorff lt nixon 1000 GP
LT ROSENAU lt header lt larsen  
LT FREDERICKS   lt corey  
LT KASE   capt stein  
LT LEVIN      
221 4/24/45 ROVERETO M/Y & GUN EMPLACEMENT, ITALY MAJ BAKER lt vladyka col worden 40 3 37 37 79 NO SCORE CAVU SIH 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 NO RATING  
LT WELTON lt mc donald lt willing 500 RDX
LT BURLESON lt curlanc lt connelly 5.96
LT POLK   lt williams 250 FRAGS
LT LEE   lt berliner  
LT PHALEN      
222 4/25/45 LINZ MAIN M/Y, AUSTRIA MAJ PHILLIPS capt yetter lt col gregory 30 2 30 28 49 95 CAVU IAH 2 0 0 30 0 0 0 EXCELLENT  
LT NIXON capt vahldieck lt sargent 500 RDX
LT LARSEN lt vock lt hutten  
LT CORY lt layne lt johnson  
LT LEWIS capt stein lt cone  
LT NERBUN   lt ashorn  
LT COLANGELO   capt rink  
223 4/26/45 LINZ M/Y, AUSTRIA COL ROGERS maj poole lt whalen 30 0 29 30 64.75 64.6 CAVU NONE 0 0 0   0 0 0 SUPERIOR  
LT WILLING lt mc ginnis lt somebrake 250 RDX
LT CONNELLY lt hanley lt marchbank  
LT WILLIAMS lt docker lt pischel  
LT KACZERSKI lt wilson lt lemanczyk  
LT PANAGIOTOPOULOS lt johnson lt phalen