| APO-520 | US ARMY |
| S-2 NARRATIVE REPORT | |
| MISSION DATE: JANUARY 22, 1944 |
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MISSION NBR. 13 TARGET: Arezzo, Italy - Marshalling Yard I. CHRONOLOGY Thirty B-24's dropped 75 tons of 500 lb Demo. bombs from 20,000 - 22,000 feet at 1231 hours on the Marshalling Yard at Arezzo, Italy. II. ROUTE AND ASSAULT There were three early returns. No encounters with enemy aircraft. III. RESULTS Visibility over target was 15 miles with some haze. A very heavy concentration of hits on marshalling yard is claimed by observers. Workshops, train sheds, and warehouses were hit. A number of hits in town area were seen. IV. ENEMY RESISTANCE A. Fighters: None observed or encountered. B. Flak: Over target, heavy type, slight and inaccurate. V. OBSERVATIONS Enroute to target area and return many observations were obtained. Miscellaneous ships on coast including one large CV. Unknown type ship believed on fire in this convoy. South of Rome near coast, 1 BB, 6 DD, 6 CL, 1 CV and 19 other ships were seen. Three CV, several miscellaneous naval ships and a hundred small miscellaneous ships with cover of P-47's, P-38's and Spitfires. A 20,000 ton transport type vessel seen in Harbor at Gaeta, Italy. Seven planes seen at Malignano/Siena Airdrome. Twelve planes seen at Rosea Airdrome. At Pian-Del-Lago Airdrome a 5000 foot runway, 3 large hangers and 12 JU-88's seen. VI. CASUALTIES None |
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| Snaith | Kaecker | Miller | Richman |