398th Combat Mission

20 June 1944

Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery in Dock District
Hamburg, Germany

 

Information about this Mission
  1. Formation Chart for 20 June 1944 - Planned
  2. Formation Chart for 20 June 1944 - Over Target
  3. Formation Chart for 20 June 1944 - Arlin's Diary Chart; additional notes indicate changes for an Over Target Chart
  4. Lead Group (60oth): Daily as CA, Rohrer as pilot
  5. Low Group (601st): Arlin as pilot
  6. High Group (603rd): Krueger as pilot
  7. Captain Alan A. Arlin's Diary for June 20, 1944
  8. Lt. Philip L. Benefiel's Diary for June 20, 1944
  9. T/Sgt. Armand Fugge's Diary for June 20, 1944
  10. 2nd Lt. Charles J. Mellis, Jr.'s Diary for June 20, 1944
  11. Lt. Mark J. Woods, Jr.'s Diary for June 20, 1944
  12. Lt. Warren H. Wright's Diary for June 20, 1944
  13. 1st Lt. Merwyn E. Hornshuh: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for 20 June 1944
  14. Pappy's War: A B-17 Gunner's World War II Memoir (pdf download) for Table of Contents and sample chapter for his 20 June 1944 Hamburg mission experiences (provided courtesy of the Merriam Press site)
  15. The Ken Elwood Crew - A Bombardier Remembers…. by George E. Schatz