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Walter E. Gomer
721st Squadron
MISSION LOG
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LOCATION |
TARGET |
MISSION CREDIT |
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| 2nd June 1944 |
Simeria, Romania |
Marshalling Yards |
2 |
| 5th June 1944 |
Bologna, Italy |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
| 6th June 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
| 10th June 1944 |
Trieste, Italy |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
| 11th June 1944 |
Constanta, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
| 13th June 1944 |
Munich, Germany |
Aircraft Factory |
2 |
| 14th June 1944 |
Osijek, Yugoslavia |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
| 16th June 1944 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
| 22nd June 1944 |
Ferrara, Italy |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
| 24th June 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
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(Shot down a ME-109 - Whole crew received Silver Star) |
| 25th June 1944 |
Toulon, France |
Submarine Pens |
1 |
| 26th June 1944 |
Schwechat, Austria |
Aircraft Factory |
2 |
| 27th June 1944 |
Brod, Yugoslavia |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
| 2nd July 1944 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Aircraft Factory |
2 |
| 3rd July 1944 |
(Started for Romania - Turned back when McNutt had finger shot off) |
| 4th July 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Iron Bridge |
2 |
| 6th July 1944 |
Casara, Italy |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
| 7th July 1944 |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
| 9th July 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
2 |
| 12th July 1944 |
Theovle, France |
Dry Docks |
1 |
| 13th July 1944 |
Brescia, Italy |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
| 19th July 1944 |
Munich, Germany |
Marshalling Yards |
2 |
| 21st July 1944 |
(North Italy - Hit bad weather, returned with bombs) |
| 27th July 1944 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Aircraft Factory |
1 |
| 3rd August 1944 |
Bolzano, Italy |
Brenner Pass Rail Bridge |
1 |
| 10th August 1944 |
Ploesti, Romania |
Oil Refinery |
1 |
| 12th August 1944 |
Toulon, France |
Gun Emplacements |
1 |
| 15th August 1944 |
(Night mission - invasion coast gun emplacements) |
1 |
| 22nd August 1944 |
Vienna, Austria |
Underground Oil Storage |
2 |
| 24th August 1944 |
Vinkovci, Yugoslavia |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
| 26th August 1944 |
Yugoslavia/Romania Border |
Troop Ferry |
1 |
| 1st September 1944 |
Kralevo, Yugoslavia |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
| 5th September 1944 |
Ferrara, Italy |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
| 12th September 1944 |
Munich, Germany |
Downtown Munich |
2 |
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(Pilot hit by shell from another bomber - 1st Engineer saved plane) |
| 15th September 1944 |
Greece |
No bombs dropped |
1 |
| 17th September 1944 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Marshalling Yards |
1 |
| 21st September 1944 |
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
Rail Bridge |
1 |
| 24th September 1944 |
Athens, Greece |
Air Field |
1 |
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| Total Sorties = 38 |
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| Total mission credit = 49 |
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| Total combat flying time = 258 hours |
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