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Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted mission escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost to aircraft? losses enemy aircraft? 1 7 June 1944 Fighter Ferrara-Bologna area None No None 2d Lt Carrol N. No sweep Langston bailed out 2 8 June 1944 Bomber Pola, (penetration 5th Bombardment No None None No Escort and withdrawal) Wing (B-17s) 3 9 June 1944 Bomber area 5th, 47th, 304th, 49th, Yes 5 (15 AF Lt Cornelius G. Yes. 2 bombers escort (penetration) and 55th GO# 1473, Rogers missing shot down by Bombardment dated 1944) enemy aircraft Wings during time of escort, according to Missing Air Crew Reports 6317 and 6179. DFC for Col. Davis confirms. 4 11 June 1944 Bomber Smedervo area 5th and 55th No None None No escort (penetration, target Bombardment cover, withdrawal) Wings 5 13 June 1944 Bomber Munich area 5th and 49th Bomber Yes (Udine None None Yes (MACR escort (penetration) Wings area) 6097) 6 14 June 1944 Bomber area 5th, 55th, 49th, and Seen but not None None No escort (penetration) 304th Bombardment encountered Wings 7 16 June 1944 Bomber Bratislava area “all wings” No None None No escort (penetration)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted Mission escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 8 24 June 1944 Strafing Airasca-Pinerole None No None 2d Lt Samuel No landing ground Jefferson; 2d Lt. Charles B. Johnson; Capt. Robert B. Tresville 9 23 June 1944 Bomber Bucharest-Giurgiu area “all wings” No None None No (out of escort (penetration) sequence) 10 24 June 1944 Bomber Sofia area (penetration) 47th Bombardment No None None No escort Wing

11 25 June 1944 Strafe and Italy None No None (but None No troops enemy ship reported as sunk) 12 26 June 1944 Bomber Lake Balaton area “all bomber wings” No None Lt. Maples and No escort (penetration) Lt. Esters bailed out 13 27 June 1944 Bomber Budapest area 5th and 47th No None None No escort (penetration) Bombardment Wings 14 28 June 1944 Bomber Ferdinand area 304th Bombardment No None Lt. Laird No Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted escort (penetration) Wing crashed and escorted enemy aircraft? Group losses bombers lost to killed on enemy aircraft? takeoff

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb Wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted Mission escorted enemy aircraft victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 15 30 June 1944 Bomber Vienna area “5 bomber wings” None reported None None 5 bombers shot escort (penetration) down by enemy aircraft (Missing Air Crew Reports 6809, 6335, 6394, 6395, 6396) but most probably after 332d FG escort ended. 16 4 July 1944 Bomber Not given (penetration, 5th and 47th No None None No escort target cover, (rendezvous failed) withdrawal) 17 5 July 1944 Bomber Not given “bomber force” None (but two None None No escort (penetration to control enemy aircraft point) seen) 18 6 July 1944 Bomber Latisana and 47th No None None No escort Tagilamento-Casarsa (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 19 7 July 1944 Bomber Vienna (penetration) “bomber formation” No None None No escort

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted mission escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft 20 8 July 1944 Bomber Munchendorf Airdrome 304th Yes (15-20 None Lt Sherrard 332d FG escort (penetration, target (B-24s) attacked (landed at narrative cover, withdrawal) bombers) forward mission report airfield) notes: “2 B-24s destroyed over target area. 1 B-24 seen to disintegrate, 2 chutes seen to open from 2nd B-24”. Not confirmed by missing air crew reports. 21 9 July 1944 Bomber Ploesti (Concordia Vega 47th No, but enemy None None No escort Refineries)(penetration, aircraft seen as target cover, bombers were withdrawal) leaving target) 22 11 July 1944 Bomber (penetration, 47th No None None No escort target cover, and withdrawal)

23 12 July 1944 Bomber Nimes ( penetration, 49th Yes 4 (15 AF GO Lt Rhodes Yes. 3 bombers escort target cover, #2032, 2466, bailed out near shot down by withdrawal) dated 1944) Viterbo enemy aircraft, according to Missing Air Crew Reports 6894, 6895, and 7034.

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb Wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted Mission Escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 24 13 July 1944 Bomber Pinzano RR bridge and 5th (2 groups) No None None No escort Vinzone viaduct (penetration, target cover, withdrawal (24) 13 July 1944 Air-sea Lake Lesina, Italy No bomb wing, but No None None No rescue a Catalina flying escort boat from an unnamed unit 25 15 July 1944 Bomber Ploesti (penetration, 55th Yes None None No escort target cover, withdrawal) 26 16 July 1944 Fighter Vienna area None Yes 2 (15 AF None No sweep GO# 2029, 2030) 27 17 July 1944 Bomber Avignon marshalling 304th Yes 3 (15 AF None No escort yards and RR bridge GO# 2350 (penetration, target dated 1944) cover, withdrawal)

28 18 July 1944 Bomber Memmingen Airdrome 5th Yes 12 (15 AF Lts. Hutton, Yes . 15 escort (penetration, target GO# 2202, Irving, and bombers shot cover, withdrawal) 2350, 2484) Browne down by enemy aircraft, according to Missing Air Crew Report numbers 6856, 6953, 6954, 6975, 6976, 6977, 6978, 6979, 6980, Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency 6981, 7097, 7098, 7099, 7153, and 7310.

No. Date Type of Target Bomb Wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 29 19 July 1944 Bomber Munich/Schleiszheim 49th Yes None None No escort Airdrome (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 30 20 July 1944 Bomber Friedrichshafen 55th, 304th, 47th Yes 4 (15 AF None Yes . 2 bombers escort (penetration) GO# 2202, shot down by and 2284, 2484 enemy aircraft, fighter dated 1944) according to sweep Missing Air Crew Report numbers 6914 and 6919 31 20 July 1944 Air-Sea Adriatic Sea? None No No Not given No rescue

32 20 July 1944 Air-Sea Adriatic Sea? None No None Not given No rescue 33 21 July 1944 Bomber Brux synthetic oil 5th (B-17s) No None One missing No escort refinery (withdrawal) (Name not given) 34 22 July 1944 Bomber Ploesti (penetration 55th Not None Lt. Walker No escort and withdrawal) encountered, missing but some seen 35 24 July 1944 Bomber Genoa harbor 47th No None None No escort (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency 36 25 July 1944 Bomber Linz (penetration, 55th (B-24s) Yes 1 (15 AF 2 (names not No escort target cover, GO# 2284 given) withdrawal) dated 1944)

No. Date Type of Target Bomb Wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 37 26 July 1944 Bomber Markendorf Airdrome 47th Yes 4 (15 AF 1 (name not “1 B-24 escort (penetration, target GO# 2350, given) spiraling out of cover, withdrawal) 2484 dated formation after 1944)) attack by enemy aircraft.” (not confirmed by Missing Air Crew Reports)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial Victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group bombers lost to losses enemy aircraft? 38 27 July 1944 Bomber Budapest area 47th Yes 8 (15 AF GO# 1 missing No escort (penetration, 2284, 2350, (name not target cover, 2484, 2485, given) withdrawal) dated 1944) 39 28 July 1944 Bomber Ploesti 55th Yes None None 3 B-24s seen to escort (penetration, go down in target cover, flames (not withdrawal) confirmed by missing air crew reports) 40 30 July 1944 Bomber Budapest (top 5th (B-17s) Yes 1 (15 AF GO# None No escort cover) 2485) 41 31 July 1944 Bomber Ploesti 47th No, but one None None No escort (penetration, seen in target target cover, area withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial Victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group bombers lost to losses enemy aircraft? 42 2 Aug 1944 Bomber Le Pouzin Oil 5th No None None No, but escort Storage; Portes “Formation of Le Valences, bombers was France spread out over (penetration, area of target cover, approximately withdrawal) 50 miles…It was impossible to cover all groups or afford desired protection from E/A (enemy aircraft).” 43 3 Aug 1944 Bomber Ober Raderach 5th (B-17s) 4 Me-109s seen None None No. “no attack escort Chemical Works, in Udine area, made on Germany no encounters. bombers” (penetration, target, and withdrawal cover) 44 6 Aug 1944 Bomber Avignon area 55th No None None No. 1 B-24 shot escort (target cover) down, but by flak 45 6 Aug 1944 Bomber Yugoslavia (close For 1 B-25 No None None No escort escort, penetration, and withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft 46 7 Aug 1944 Bomber Blechhammer Oil 55th (B-24s) and 5th Me-109 dove None None No (bombers escort Refineries (B-17s) through shot down after bombers 332d Fighter Group ended its escort) 47 9 Aug 1944 Bomber Gyor aircraft and 5th (B-17s) No None Lt. Simmons No escort car works either crash (penetration, landed or target, and bailed out withdrawal cover) 48 10 Aug 1944 Bomber Campina Stevea 304th (B-24s) No None None No escort Romana Oil Refineries (penetration, target, and withdrawal cover) 49 12 Aug 1944 Strafing Radar stations in None No None Lt. Jefferson No southern France lost in target area; Lt. L. E. Johnson crashed into sea; total of 1 lost and 4 missing (flak) 50 13 Aug 1944 Bomber Avignon RR 304th (B-24s) No None None No escort bridges 51 14 Aug 1944 Strafing Toulon area None Yes 1 (15 AF GO# Lt. Allen bailed No and fighter 2831 dated out; Lt. O’Neil sweep 1944) seen in spin Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Enemy aircraft Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission encountered? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 52 15 August Bomber Southern France 55th 2 Me-109s seen None One, but name No 1944 escort (close cover but did not not given escort on attack bomber penetration, formation and target cover, and too distant for withdrawal) interception 53 16 August Bomber Ober Raderach 55th No None 1 lost to flak No. 1 B-24 1944 escort Chemical Works, destroyed by Germany flak in target (penetration, area target cover, and withdrawal) 54 17 August Bomber Ploesti Oil 304th No None None No (9 lost to 1944 escort Refineries flak) (penetration, target cover, and withdrawal) 55 18 August Bomber Ploesti, Rumania 5th No None None No 1944 escort (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 56 19 August Bomber Ploesti oil 47th No None Lt. Thomas No 1944 escort refineries crash landed at (penetration, Pianosa Island target cover, withdrawal) 57 20 August Bomber Oswiecim Oil 5th Yes, 16 plus ME- None None No 1944 escort Refinery 109s and FW- (penetration) 190s (no attack on bombers

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 58 22 August Bomber Korneuburg Oil 55th (B-24s) Yes. Me-109s None None No (1 lost to 1944 escort Refineries, at Lake Balaton flak, 1 unknown Vienna cause of loss) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 59 22 August Cover for 6 Yugoslavia None No None None No 1944 C-47s 60 23 August Bomber Markersdorf 55th Yes. 14 Me- 1 (15 AF GO# None “1 B-24 seen to 1944 escort Airdrome, 109s in target 3538 dated go down in Germany area. 1944) flames in T/A (penetration, (target area)” target cover, Not confirmed withdrawal) by MACRs 61 24 August Bomber Pardubice 5th Yes 3 (15 AF GO# None “2 B-24s went 1944 escort Airdrome, (B-17s) 3153, 3174, down at 1250 dated 1944, hours” “2 B-24s (penetration, and 15 AF GO# in flames at target cover, 449 dated 1245 hours” “1 withdrawal) 1945) B-17 shot down at 1250 hours” MACR 7971 notes B-17 hit by flak, then attacked by enemy aircraft 62 25 August Bomber Brno Airdrome 5th (B-17s) 4 Me-109s seen None None No 1944 escort (penetration, but not target cover, encountered withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 63 26 August Bomber Banasea 304th No None 2d Lt Henry A. No 1944 escort Airdrome Wise bailed barracks area out (close cover escort)

64 27 August Bomber Blechhammer, 304th and 55th No (22 destroyed None No 1944 escort Germany on ground) (penetration cover) 65 28 August Bomber Miskolc Main 47th No None None No 1944 escort marshalling yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 66 29 August Bomber Bohumin , 5th (B-17s) No None Lt. Clifton No 1944 escort Privoser, bailed out Morvaska Main 67 30 August Strafing Grosswardein None No (claimed 83 on 1 missing (Lt No 1944 Airdrome ground, none Charles in air) Williams) 68 31 August Bomber Popesti Airdrome “B-17s of 2d Wave” No None None No 1944 escort (penetration and target cover) 69 31 August Bomber Popesti Airdrome “3d Wave of B-17s” No None None No 1944 escort (penetration and target cover)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial Victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group bombers lost to losses enemy aircraft? 70 1 Sep 1944 Bomber Popesti Airdrome B-17s (5th BW) No None None No escort (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 71 2 Sep 1944 Strafing Stalac, Cuprija, None No None None No Osipaonica Road, Yugoslavia 72 3 Sep 1944 Bomber Szolnok and 304th (B-24s) No None None No escort Szeged, Hungary (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 73 4 Sep 1944 Bomber Tagliamento 304th (B-24s) No None None No escort Casarsa and Latisana, Italy (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 74 5 Sep 1944 Bomber Budapest, 5th No None None No escort Hungary (penetration, target cover, withdrawal ) 75 6 Sep 1944 Bomber Oradea Main 5th (B-17s) No None None No escort marshalling yards, Rumania 76 8 Sep 1944 Strafing Airdrome at None No 36 destroyed Lt James A. No Ilandza, on ground, not Calhoun crash Yugoslavia in air landed (target)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 77 12 Sep 1944 Bomber Not given 5th (B-17s) Yes None (but 4 None “10 ME 109s escort (penetration, damaged) attacked rear of target cover, bomber withdrawal) formation from below…1 B-17 was left burning. 6 chutes seen to open.” 301 BG and 463 BG each lost a bomber. MACRs do not confirm. 78 13 Sep 1944 Bomber Blechhammer 304th, 5th No, but some None Lt. Long No, but “Two B- escort North Oil seen taking off probably crash 24s hit by flak in Refinery in distance, and landed at T/A (target (penetration others seen on Szombathely area) seen to cover for 304th field explode and and 5th Bomb crash. No Wings; close chutes seen.” escort in target area and on withdrawal for 5th Bomb Wing) 79 17 Sep 1944 Bomber Rakos M/Y’s, 5th No None None No escort north Budapest (penetration, target cover, withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Target Bomb wings escorted Encountered Aerial victories 332d Fighter Escorted mission enemy aircraft? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 80 18 Sep 1944 Bomber Budapest (Shell 304th No None None No “1 B-24 hit escort Oil Refinery and by flak in T/A RR bridges) (target area) at (penetration, 1155 hours-7 target cover, chutes seen to withdrawal) open.” 81 20 Sep 1944 Bomber Makacky 304th No None None No escort Airdrome, Czechoslovakia (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 82 21 Sep 1944 Bomber Debreczen 5th (B-17s) No None None No escort Marshalling Yards, Hungary (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 83 22 Sep 1944 Bomber Allach BMW 5th (B-17s) No None 1 lost, 1 No, but escort Engine Works at missing (1 of “bombing Munich, these returned formation was Germany after landing at difficult to (penetration, friendly field) cover” target cover, withdrawal

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered enemy Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted aircraft? Victories Group bombers lost members lost to enemy or missing aircraft? 84 23 Sep 1944 Bomber escort Brux synthetic oil 5th (B-17s) No None None No plant (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 85 24 Sep 1944 Bomber escort Athens, Greece 304th (B-24s) No None None No (target cover) 86 4 Oct 1944 Transport Sofia, Bulgaria None No None None No escort (for C- 47s) 87 4 Oct 1944 Strafing Tatoi, Kalamaki, None No None (but 9 Capt. No Eleusis, Greece destroyed on Lawrence and ground) Lt. Williams (not by flak or enemy fighters) 88 4 Oct 1944 Transport Bucharest, None No None None No escort (C-47s) Rumania 89 6 Oct 1944 Strafing Tatoi, Kalamaki, None No None (but 5 Lts. Hudson, No Eleusis, Megara destroyed on Hutchins, Airdromes, ground) Woods, Lewis, Greece Marshall 90 7 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Lobau Oil 5th No None Flt Off Woods, No missing air Refineries at Lts Wiggins crew reports Vienna, and Stiger for groups of (penetration, (some 5th wing, but target cover, returned) “1 B-17 seen withdrawal) hit at 30,000 feet…” Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of Mission Target Bomb Wings Encountered enemy Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft 91 11 Oct 1944 Strafing RR and river None No None (but 17 Lt Rhodes No traffic along destroyed on crashlanded at Danube River ground) base, plane from Budapest destroyed, to Bratislava pilot safe 92 12 Oct 1944 Strafing RR traffic from None Yes 9 (15 AF GO# Lt McCreary hit No Budapest to 4287, 4604 by flak Bratislava dated 1944) 93 13 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Blechhammer S 304th No No, but 7 Lt Smith bailed 1 B-24 crashed Oil Refinery destroyed on out , Lt into field (penetration, ground Westmoreland (probably flak) target cover, crashed (flak) withdrawal) 94 14 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Odertal Oil 49th (B-24s) No None Flight Officer No Refineries, Bell bailed out Germany after engine (penetration, stopped target cover, withdrawal) 95 16 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Brux oil 5th (B-17s) No None None No refineries (target and withdrawal cover) 96 17 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Bucharest, 5th (one B-17) No None None No Rumania (penetration) 97 17 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Blechhammer 5th No None None No South Oil Refinery (penetration) Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered enemy Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 98 20 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Brux Oil 5th (B-17s) No None None No Refineries, Germany (target cover and withdrawal) 99 20 Oct 1944 Air-sea rescue Rimini (escort for None No None None No escort Catalina search and rescue aircraft) 100 21 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Gyor, Hungary 304th (B-24s) No None None No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 101 21 Oct 1944 Search Venezia area None No None None No 102 23 Oct 1944 Bomber escort 304th No None Lt. Brewer No (penetration, missing target cover, withdrawal) 103 29 Oct 1944 Bomber escort Regensburg, 49th No None Lt. Brewer No Germany missing (penetration, (duplicate of target cover, previous withdrawal) mission?) 104 29 Oct 1944 Reconnaissance Munich area None No None None No escort (for 1 P- 38)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 105 29 Oct Reconnaissance Munich area None Yes 2 claimed 1 missing No 1944 escort (for 1 P- (name not 38) given) 106 29 Oct Bomber escort Bredgrad and Glina, Not given No None None No 1944 Yugoslavia (escorted 2 B-25s) 107 1 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Vienna, Austria 304th (B-24s) No None None No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 108 1 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Yugoslavia Not given No None None No (escorted 2 B-25s) 109 1 Nov 1944 Transport Sanskskimost, Yugoslavia None (1 C-47) No None None No escort 110 4 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Regensburg/Winterhafen 5th No None None No oil storage, Germany (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 111 4 Nov 1944 Reconnaissance Linz area None (escorted 1 No None None No escort B-38) 112 4 Nov 1944 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 No (but one None None No escort P-38 ) enemy aircraft seen) 113 5 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Florisdorf, Austria 5th No None None No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 114 5 Nov 1944 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 No None None No escort P-38) 115 5 Nov 1944 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 No None None No escort P-38)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb Wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy victories Group losses bombers lost aircraft? to enemy aircraft? 116 6 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum oil 5th No None Capt. Faulkner No refinery, Vienna missing (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 117 7 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Trento and Bolzano, Italy 55th No None None No (target area cover) 118 11 Nov Bomber escort Brux oil refineries 5th (B-17s) 1 aircraft None Lt Payne No 1944 (penetration and target believed to be crashlanded, cover) jet-propelled but survived; seen in Lt Nightingale distance missing 119 16 Nov Bomber escort Munich West marshalling 304th Yes. Many 2 (15 AF GO# None “1 B-17 1944 yards (penetration, Me-109s. 4990 dated crashed into target cover, withdrawal) 1944) water ” at 1315 hours. 120 17 Nov Bomber escort Brux synthetic oil 5th (B-17s) No None None No 1944 refinery (penetration) 121 18 Nov Bomber escort Vicenza-Villafranca area Not given No None Lt Peoples No 1944 “bomber force” missing 122 19 Nov Strafing Gyor/Vienna/Esztergom None No None Lt Gaiter No 1944 areas bailed out after flak; Lt Walker missing (flak)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 123 20 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Blechhammer 5th and 55th No None Lt. Harris No South oil refinery missing (penetration target cover, and withdrawal for 5th BW; penetration for 55th BW) 124 22 Nov 1944 Bomber escort Predgrad, Not given (2 B-25s) No None None No Yugoslavia (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 125 26 Nov 1944 Reconnaissance Grodenwoh and None (1 P-38) No None None No escort Nurnberg, Germany (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 126 2 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Blechhammer oil 49th and 55th (B-24s) No None Lt. Gould No refinery (South) bailed out (penetration) safely 127 3 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Udine Pass area 49th No None Lt. Rodgers No (route cover and crashlanded at withdrawal) base-pilot safe 128 9 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Brux (Germany) 5th Yes (Me-262s) None Lt. Rich and Lt. No (penetration) Brown missing

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted assigned enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 129 11 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 47th (B-24s) No None None “1 B-24 seen to oil refinery, explode in Austria Vienna area at (penetration, 1225 hours” target cover, withdrawal) 130 11 Dec 1944 Reconnaissance Praha, None No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 131 15 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Innsbruck, 47th No None None No Austria (B-24s) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 132 16 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Brux, Germany 5th (B-17s) No None None No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 133 16 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Mrkoplj, One B-25, wing not No None None No Yugoslavia given (penetration, target cover) 134 17 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Olomouc 5th, 49th, 304th No None None No (withdrawal) 135 18 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Blechhammer 49th (2 groups No None None No (penetration, attacking north oil target cover, refinery, 1 group withdrawal) attacking south oil refinery)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost to aircraft? losses enemy aircraft? 136 18 Dec 1944 Reconnaissance Innsbruck, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Austria 38 for photos) 137 19 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Blechhammer 55th (B-24s) No None None No South oil refinery (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 138 19 Dec 1944 Reconnaissance Praha None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort (penetration, 38 for photos) target cover, withdrawal) 139 20 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Brux oil refinery 5th (B-17s) No None None No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 140 20 Dec 1944 Reconnaissance Prague None (escorted 1 B- No None None No escort (penetration, 38 for photos) target cover, withdrawal) 141 22 Dec 1944 Reconnaissance Ingolstadt, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photos) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 142 23 Dec 1944 Reconnaissance Praha, Czech. None (escorted 1 P- No None Capt. Dickson No escort (penetration, 38 for photos) bailed out target cover, (engine withdrawal) trouble)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories? Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 143 25 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Brux oil refinery, Not given No, but enemy None None No Germany aircraft seen (general target (Me-109s in cover) flight chasing B- 26s in distance) 144 26 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Odertal and 5th and 55th No None None No Blechhammer oil refineries, Germany (withdrawal) 145 27 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Vienna area oil 5th (B-17s) No None None “At 1239 hours refineries at Linz at (penetration, 22,000 ft, a B- target cover, 17 was seen to withdrawal) explode..No chutes seen.” 146 28 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Kolin and 304th (B-24s) No None None No Pardubice oil refineries, Czechoslovakia (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 147 29 Dec 1944 Bomber escort Muhldorf and 304th (B-24s) No None Lts. No Lanshut, Funderberg Germany and Marshall (penetration, missing; Lts. target cover, Friend and withdrawal) Craig bailed out

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost to aircraft? losses enemy aircraft? 148 3 Jan 1945 Reconnaissance Munich and Linz None (1 P-38 No None None No escort areas escorted for photos) 149 5 Jan 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (1 Mosquito No None None No escort aircraft escorted for photos) 150 8 Jan 1945 Bomber escort Linz marshalling 47th (B-24s) No None None No yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 151 15 Jan 1945 Bomber escort Vienna, Austria 304th (B-24s) No None None No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 152 18 Jan 1945 Reconnaissance Stuttgart, None (1 P-38 No None None No escort Germany escorted for photos) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 153 18 Jan 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (1 P-38 No (but None None No escort Germany escorted for photos) unidentified (penetration, single-engine target cover, aircraft seen in withdrawal) distance) 154 19 Jan 1945 Reconnaissance Praha, None (1 P-38 No (but P-38 None None (but 1 P- No escort Czechoslovakia escorted for photos) suffered engine 51 of 6 escorts (penetration, failure and pilot landed at target cover, had to bail out) friendly field) withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 155 20 Jan 1945 Bomber escort Regensburg oil 5th (B-17s) No None None No storage, Germany (penetration) 156 20 Jan 1945 Reconnaissance Praha, None (escorted 1 P- No None Formation ran No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) into (penetration, snowstorm target cover, and became withdrawal) separated 157 21 Jan 1945 Bomber escort Vienna Lobau 5th (B-17s) No, but 2 Me- None Lt. Smith hit No (3 bombers Distillation Unit 262s seen, by flak at lost, 2 to and Schwechat which followed Wiener mechanical oil refinery formation Neustadt; difficulty, 1 to (penetration, Flight officer unknown target cover, Foreman and cause, withdrawal) Lt. Young according to missing missing air crew reports 158 31 Jan 1945 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 47th and 55th (B-24s) No None None No oil refineries (penetration, target cover, withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 159 1 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 49th (B-24s) No None None No oil refinery, Vienna area (penetration, target cover, and withdrawal) 160 1 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 47th (B-24s) No None None No oil refinery, Vienna area (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 161 3 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort (penetration, 38 for photographs) target cover, withdrawal) 162 5 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Salzburg Main 47th (B-24s) No None None No Station marshalling yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 163 6 Feb 1945 Fighter sweep Yugoslavia None No None None No 164 7 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 47th (B-24s) No None None No oil refinery (penetration, target cover, withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 165 7 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 304th (B-24s) No None None No oil refinery (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 166 8 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Stuttgart, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 167 8 Feb 1945 Fighter sweep Yugoslavia None No None None No 168 8 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vienna South 55th (B-24s) No None None No depots (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 169 12 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Praha, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 170 13 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost to aircraft? losses enemy aircraft? 171 13 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vienna Central 49th (B-24s) No None None No repair shops (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 172 13 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Zagreb, Maribor None specified No, but one None None No, but at 1415 and Graz (target “Bomber force” unidentified hours, at area patrol) aircraft seen, 22,000 feet, a believed to be pilot of this jet-propelled group heard a bomber radio transmission noting a jet- propelled aircraft made a pass at the bombers 173 14 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vienna, Lobau, 5th (B-17s) No None None No, but in and Schwechat target area, oil refineries escort fighters (penetration, became target cover, separated from withdrawal) the bombers in clouds 174 14 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vienna, Lobau, 55th (B-24s) No None None No Schwechat oil refineries (penetration, target cover, withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 175 15 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Penzinger 49th (B-24s) Red No None None No marshalling Force yards, Vienna (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 176 15 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Penzinger 49th (B-24s) Blue No None None No marshalling Force yards, Vienna (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 177 16 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 No None None No escort (penetration, Mosquito airplane target cover, for photographs) withdrawal) 178 16 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort (penetration, 38 for photographs) target cover, withdrawal) 179 16 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Lechfeld 5th (B-17s) No None 1 lost, 1 “1 B-24 seen to airdrome, missing explode in mid Germany (names not air near (penetration, given) Innsbruck”; “2 target cover, B-17s were withdrawal) seen to explode in mid air near Bolzano, Italy” 180 17 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Nurnberg, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy victories Group losses bombers lost to aircraft? enemy aircraft? 181 17 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 No, but jet None None No escort Germany Mosquito aircraft for aircraft seen in reported photographs) distance 182 17 Feb 1945 Strafing Linz-Vienna line None No No None No railroad targets reported 183 18 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Wels marshalling 47th (B-24s) No None None No yards in Linz area (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 184 18 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Linz area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) reported 185 19 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vienna area 49th (B-24s) 1 Spitfire with None None No (penetration, British reported target cover, markings seen, withdrawal) fired on formation 186 20 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Nurnberg, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) reported 187 20 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vipitento and 47th (B-24s) No None None “Fighters had Brenner reported to leave marshalling bombers yards because of (penetration, shortage of target cover, gas” withdrawal) 188 21 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Vienna Central 304th (B-24s) No, but None None No marshalling unidentified reported yards fighter seen

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 189 22 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Marshalling 5th (B-17s) No None None reported No yards in SE Germany (general target cover) 190 22 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Prague and Linz None (escorted 1 P- No None None reported No escort 38 for photographs) 191 22 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Stuttgart, None (escorted 1 P- No, but 3 None reported None reported No escort Germany 38 for photographs) unidentified aircraft seen 192 23 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Gmund West 304th (B-24s) No None reported None reported No marshalling yards (penetration) 193 24 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 No None reported None reported No escort Mosquito aircraft for photographs) 194 25 Feb 1945 Strafing Rail traffic in S. None No None, but Missing: No Germany, some aircraft Lieutenants Austria destroyed on Gorham, ground Hockaday, and Iles 195 25 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 P- No None reported None reported No escort 38 for photographs)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 196 26 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 No None None reported No escort Germany Mosquito aircraft for reported photographs) 197 27 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Augsburg 49th (B-24s) No, but 1 jet None None reported No marshalling airplane, yards believed to be (penetration, Me-163, seen in target cover, distance. Other withdrawal) unidentified aircraft seen. 198 28 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Praha None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 199 28 Feb 1945 Reconnaissance Prague None (escorted 1 P- No, but 1 None None No escort 38 for photographs) unidentified aircraft seen 200 28 Feb 1945 Bomber escort Verona (target 5th (B-17s) No, but None None No cover) unidentified aircraft seen 201 1 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Praha, None (escorted 1 P- No, but None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) unidentified aircraft seen 202 1 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Stuttgart area of None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 203 1 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Stuttgart area of None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 204 1 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Moosbierbaum 55th (B-24s) No None None reported No (penetration, target cover, withdrawal)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 205 2 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Praha, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) 206 2 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Linz marshalling 304th (B-24s) No None None reported No yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 207 3 Mar 1945 Strafing Rail targets None No None Lieutenants No between Martin and Maribor, Bruck, Simmons and Weiner- missing Neustadt 208 4 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Graz marshalling 49th (B-24s) No None No “At 1305 hours yards from 26,000 (penetration, feet 6 chutes target cover, were seen to withdrawal) open as 1 Red Tail B-24 spun down trailing black smoke. Seen in T/A (target area)”

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost to aircraft? losses enemy aircraft? 209 4 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Mosquito aircraft for photographs) 210 6 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Klagenfurt, Linz None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort area 38 for photographs) 211 7 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 212 9 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 213 9 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 214 9 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Bruck 5th (B-17s) No, but None None No marshalling unidentified reported yards, Austria aircraft seen (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 215 12 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 216 12 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 217 12 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Floridsdorf oil 47th (B-24s) No None None “At 1300 refinery, Vienna hours… pilots area report having (penetration, heard an A/C target cover, (aircraft) …was withdrawal) being jumped by enemy aircraft.

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 218 13 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Stuttgart, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 219 13 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Nurnberg area None (escorted 1 P- Yes (2 FW-190s) None None No escort 38 for photographs) 220 13 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Regensburg 5th (B-17s) No (but 2 FW- None None Bombers were marshalling 190s seen) reported 10 minutes yards, Germany early at (penetration, rendezvous, target cover, while fighters withdrawal) were 5 minutes late 221 14 Mar 1945 Strafing Rail targets on None No None None No the Bruck, Leoben, Steyr rail line 222 14 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Varazdin railroad 47th (B-24s) No None None No bridge and reported marshalling yards, Yugoslavia (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 223 14 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 P- No, but Me-262 None None No escort 38 for photographs) seen 224 14 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Mosquito aircraft for photographs)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 225 15 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Area from Not given, but B-24s No None None No Flotsam to mentioned reported Geisha, Yugoslavia (target cover) 226 15 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Zittau, Germany 5th (B-17s) No, but 4 None None No (penetration) unidentified reported single-engine aircraft seen 227 16 Mar 1945 Strafing Rail targets None Yes, 1 Me-109 1 (15 AF GO# 1 lost after No 1734 dated plane struck 1945) tree

228 16 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Mosquito aircraft for photographs) 229 16 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Prague, None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Czechoslovakia Mosquito aircraft for photographs) 230 16 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Monfalcone Not given, but 70 B- No None None No Harbor, Italy 24s (target cover and withdrawal) 231 17 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Prague None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 232 17 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 233 19 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Munich None (escorted 1 No None None No escort areas Mosquito aircraft)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 234 19 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Mosquito aircraft) 235 19 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Muhldorf 55th (B-24s) No, but enemy None None No marshalling aircraft, yards believed to be (penetration, jet-propelled, target cover, seen over withdrawal) Brenner Pass 236 20 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Munich None (escorted 1 No None None No escort areas Mosquito aircraft) 237 20 Mar 1945 Transport Sanki Most, None (escorted 1 C- No None None No escort Yugoslavia 47 aircraft) 238 20 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Kralupy oil 304th (first and No None 1 missing, No refinery, second wave of B- name not Czechoslovakia 24s) given (bailed (penetration) out) 239 21 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Neuberg 47th No, but 1 None None No airdrome, unidentified reported Germany (route twin-engined cover) aircraft seen 240 21 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz, Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Nurnberg areas 38 for photographs) 241 21 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Prague None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort areas 38 for photographs) 242 21 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Nurnberg, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Prague, Linz 38 for photographs) areas

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 243 22 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Ruhland, None (escorted 1 P- No None None (but 1 No escort Germany 38 for photographs) damaged by flak) 244 22 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Kralupy oil 304th (2 waves of B- No, but 5 None None No refinery, 24s) unidentified Czechoslovakia single-engine (penetration, aircraft seen in target cover, distance withdrawal) 245 23 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Ruhland oil 5th (2 waves of B- No None 1 missing No refinery, 17s) (name not Germany given) (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 246 24 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Daimler/Benz 5th (B-17s) Yes (many Me- 3 (15 AF GO# 1 lost, 4 Missing air Tank Assembly At least until 1225 262s, some ME- 2293 dated missing crew reports Plant, , hours, in target area. 163s) 1945) 13278, 13274, Germany and 13375 note (penetration to 3 of the B-17s prudent limit of shot down by endurance) enemy aircraft in target area 247 25 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Linz, Austria None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 248 25 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Prague/Nbely 49th (B-24s) No, but None None No airdrome possible (penetration, Russian aircraft target cover, seen attacking withdrawal) P-51s, shot Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 249 26 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Germany Mosquito aircraft) 250 26 Mar 1945 Bomber escort Wiener Neustadt 5th (B-17s) No None None reported No marshalling yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 251 30 Mar 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 252 31 Mar 1945 Fighter sweep Rail targets in None Yes 13 (15 AF GO# 1 lost, 2 No and strafing coordinate areas 2292 and 2293 missing dated 1945) (names not given) 253 1 Apr 1945 Bomber escort St. Polten 47th (B-24s) Yes (FW-190s 12 (15 AF GO# 3 lost (one No marshalling and Me-109s) 2294 dated was Lt. yards 1945) Manning. (penetration, Other names target cover, not given) withdrawal) 254 1 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Prague, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) 255 2 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance None (escorted No None None No escort recon aircraft) 256 2 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted P-38 Yes. 1 Me-262 None None reported No escort for photographs) attacked formation. Others seen Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 257 2 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Krems 304th (B-24s) No None None reported No marshalling yards, Austria (route cover) 258 5 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz, Austria None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 259 5 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Udine airdrome 5th (B-17s) No No None reported No 260 6 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Verona ordnance 304th and 47th No None None No depot and marshalling yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 261 6 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Prague, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) 262 7 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Vipiteno, Campo 5th Bomb Wing (6 No None 1 missing, but No Di Trens, and groups) later returned Bressanone (see report railroad bridges 266) (route cover) 263 7 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None reported No escort Germany 38 for photographs) Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 264 8 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Munich None (escorted 1 No None None No escort areas Mosquito aircraft) 265 8 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Prague, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) reported 266 8 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Campodazzo 5th (3 groups) No None None “1 B-17 was railroad bridge reported seen from (route cover) 12,000 feet to crash into the Adriatic Sea at 1130 hours…” “Bombers were strung out making them difficult to cover.” 267 9 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and None (escorted 1 P- No, but 1 Me- None None No escort Nurnberg areas 38 for photographs) 262 seen, as well as unidentified aircraft 268 9 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Prague None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 269 9 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Bologna, Italy 5th and 304th (B-17s No None None B-17 seen vicinity and B-24s) spinning down, 3 chutes seen to open

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 270 10 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Bologna, Italy 5th (B-17s); 47th, No None None No (target cover) 304th (B-24s) 271 10 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 272 11 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Ponte Gardena 304th (B-24s) No None None No, but Railroad bridge “Bombers were (route cover) strung out making them hard to cover.” 273 11 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 274 12 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz, Austria None (escorted 1 No None None No escort photo recon aircraft) 275 12 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Germany 38 for photographs) 276 12 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Casarsa 47th (B-24s) No None None No Diversion railroad bridge (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 277 12 Apr 1945 Bomber escort St. Veit East 49th (B-24s) No None 2 P-51s No railroad bridge collided, 1 (penetration, lost, 1 missing target cover, (names not withdrawal) given)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost to aircraft? losses enemy aircraft? 278 14 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich, None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Germany photo recon aircraft) 279 14 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Voschia 148th Squadron No None None No (British (penetration, (British) (escorting 4 bombers target cover, Halifaxes) escorted on withdrawal) supply- dropping mission) 280 15 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Bolzano and None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Prague 38 for photographs) 281 15 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Ghedi 304th (Blue Force) No None None No ammunition factory and stores (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 282 15 Apr 1945 Strafing Rail targets in None Yes (1 Me-109) 1 (15 AF 1 lost, 1 No Munich, GO#3484 missing, 2 at Salzburg, Linz, dated 1945) friendly fields Pilzen, Regensburg, Munich areas 283 16 Apr 1945 Transport Northern None (escorted 3 C- No None None No escort and Yugoslavia 47s on a landing cover operation, and covered landed airplanes

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft 284 16 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 285 16 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 286 16 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich and Linz None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort areas 38 for photographs) 287 16 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Bologna area 55th and 49th No None None No, but “Bombers were strung out and difficult to cover” 288 17 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Munich None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort areas 38 for photographs) 289 17 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Bologna area of 5th (B-17s) and 304th, No None None No, but “B-24s Italy (target (B-24s) were split up cover and by flak in T/A withdrawal) (target area)… fighter coverage quite difficult” 290 18 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Brno area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 291 18 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Bologna area, 5th (B-17s) were No None None No (for Italy (target and assigned, but 304th bombers withdrawal (B-24s) were eventually cover) covered escorted) 292 19 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Pucheim railroad 304th (B-24s) No None None No yards and Wels (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 293 19 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs) 294 20 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Railroad bridges 49th and 55th (B-24s) No None 1 missing, but No in northern Italy eventually returned 295 20 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Praha and Brno, None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 38 for photographs) 296 21 Apr 1945 Fighter sweep South of None No None None No Augsburg, Munich, Regensburg line 297 21 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Attang and 49th (B-24s) No None 1 missing No Pucheim marshalling yards (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 298 21 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Yugoslavia None (escorted 1 No None None No Halifax and 1 Lancaster, British bombers, on supply drop mission) 299 22 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Brno, None (plan to escort No None None No escort Czechoslovakia 1 photo reconnaissance aircraft)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy Victories Group bombers lost aircraft? losses to enemy aircraft? 300 22 Apr 1945 Armed Northern Italy None No None None No reconnaissance 301 23 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Prague area None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for reconnaissance) 302 23 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz and Brno None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort areas 38 for reconnaissance) 303 23 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Padua, Cavarzere 55th and 304th (B-24s) No None 1 lost to flak, No areas of Italy but pilot (penetration and bailed out target cover) safely 304 24 Apr 1945 Bomber escort “targets in 47th and 49th (B-24s) No None None No Northern Italy” reported (penetration, target cover, withdrawal) 305 25 Apr 1945 Armed Verona area None No None None No reconnaissance reported 306 25 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Munich None (escorted 1 No, but 1 FW- None None No escort Mosquito aircraft) 190 was seen 307 25 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz area None (escorted 1 No None None No escort Mosquito aircraft) 308 25 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Salzburg area None (escorted 1 P- Yes. 1 Me-262 None None No escort 38 for approached, reconnaissance) but driven off. 309 26 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Linz, Prague, and None (escorted 1 P- Yes. Me-109s. 4 (15 AF GO# None No escort Amstettin 38 for 2990, 3362, reported reconnaissance) dated 1945)

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency No. Date Type of mission Target Bomb wings Encountered Aerial 332d Fighter Escorted escorted enemy aircraft? victories Group losses bombers lost to enemy aircraft? 310 26 Apr 1945 Bomber escort Casarsa and 47th and 55th (B-24s) No None None No Malcontenta reported ammunition storage dumps 311 30 Apr 1945 Reconnaissance Bolzano, Italy None (escorted 1 P- No None None No escort 38 for photographs)

Summary: NOTE: 311 mission reports for 312 missions. See mission report 24, which actually covers two different missions on 13 July 1944. The 332d Fighter Group, sometimes called the “,” deployed overseas for combat in 1944, originally serving the . By June of 1944, it was reassigned to the Fifteenth Air Force and given the primary mission of escorting heavy B-17 and B- 24 bombers on their raids from Italy into southern and central Europe. The 332d Fighter Group consisted of four squadrons, the 99th, 100th, 301st, and 302d Fighter Squadrons, and flew combat missions for the Fifteenth Air Force between early June 1944 and late April 1945. The 332d Fighter Group was one of seven fighter escort groups serving the Fifteenth Air Force during that period. The seven fighter groups escorted bombers of 21 bombardment groups. The bombardment groups were organized into five bombardment wings: the 5th, 47th, 49th, 55th, and 304th. The 5th Bombardment Wing consisted of the 2d, 97th, 99th, 301st, 463d, and 483d Bombardment Groups. The 47th Bombardment Wing consisted of the 98th, 376th, 449th, and 450th Bombardment Groups. The 49th Bombardment Wing consisted of the 451st, 461st, and 484th Bombardment Groups. The 55th Bombardment Wing consisted of the 460th, 464th, 465th, and 485th Bombardment Groups, and the 304th Bombardment Wing consisted of the 454th, 455th, 456th, and 459th Bombardment Groups. Only the 5th Bombardment Wing flew B- 17s. All the rest flew B-24s. The 332d Fighter Group itself served with the 31st, 52d, and 325th Fighter Groups in the 306th Fighter Wing, which flew P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft. The 305th Fighter Wing, which flew P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft, included the 1st, 14th, and 82d Fighter Groups. The Fifteenth Air Force rotated escort duties among its seven fighter groups. There were five bombardment wings and only two fighter wings. There were 21 bombardment groups and only 7 fighter escort groups. In other words, for every fighter group, there were three bombardment groups. There were always more bombers than fighters to escort them.

Table of 332d Fighter Group Missions for the Fifteenth Air Force Daniel L. Haulman, PhD; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch Air Force Historical Research Agency

Statistics:

Number of 332nd Fighter Group combat missions flown: 914 (99th Fighter Squadron flew an additional 577 missions before it began flying on missions with the 332nd Fighter Group; The Tuskegee Airmen flew a total of 1491 combat missions) Number of 332nd Fighter Group missions flown for the Twelfth Air Force: 602 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force: 312 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force that escorted bombers: 179 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force that escorted heavy bombers on bombing missions: 172 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force that encountered enemy aircraft: 35 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force that saw but did not encounter enemy aircraft: 21 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force that shot down enemy aircraft: 21 Number of enemy aircraft shot down by 332d Fighter Group members while in Fifteenth Air Force service: 94 (the 99th Fighter Squadron earned an additional 18 aerial victory credits before it was assigned to the 332d Fighter Group) Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force in which the 332d Fighter Group reported its own aircraft lost or missing: 61 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force in which 332d Fighter Group members reported seeing bombers going down: 25 Number of 332d Fighter Group missions flown for the Fifteenth Air Force in which group-escorted bombers were shot down by enemy aircraft: at least 6

Researcher: Daniel L. Haulman, Chief, Organizational Histories Branch, Air Force Historical Research Agency Primary Sources: Daily mission reports of the 332d Fighter Group, filed with the monthly histories of the 332d Fighter Group (GP-332- HI at AFHRA); Daily mission reports of the Fifteenth Air Force (670.332 at AFHRA); Fifteenth Air Force General Orders that awarded aerial victory credits; Missing Air Crew Reports, which are indexed by date and by group. 7 July 2009 version