From: Roger Juglair [mailto:rogerju@libero.it]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:47 AM
To: Cook, Douglas J.
Subject: Courtesy for pictures on your site

 

Good Morning Mr Doug,

I am  Roger Juglair. may be you find my name in Don Kaiser site, I am preparing a book on my town bombing raid on 23rd august 1944, for to illustrate him I need some picture of planes  of 340th BG so I ask to you to be authorized to use them.

Waiting for your wishes.

Your's faithfully.

Juglair Roger

Italy.

NB: Excuse me for my English

 

 

Roger,

 

I would be glad to help.  I need more information on what you need.  What is your town?

 

I find this data from Herman Voss- the 340th BG (486, 487,488, 489) raids that date were in France following after the S. France D-Day Aug 15, 1944:

 

 

I have no information of specific planes that flew these missions.  If you want some representative photos from these squadrons, let me know which ones and I can provide them with assurances that they will be properly credited.

 

I am very interested in the story of the raid on your town.  If you can provide me with details, stories, and / or photos, I would be glad to put up a web page documenting it.

 

Cheers,

 

Doug Cook

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

 

 

From: Roger Juglair [mailto:rogerju@libero.it]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
To: Cook, Douglas J.
Subject: Courtesy for pictures on your site

 

My town is Pont-Saint-Martino, actually Pont San Martino.

I want to describe all the missions of 23rd august 1944, and a short history of 340th BG, so I need picture illustrating airplanes of the Group and for 488th and 489th BG a picture illustrating any plane participate to this mission

Thanks for your reply

Roger

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> B-25s in formation from my father's war album:  Credit  487th Squadron

Thanks for your collaboration,

For the 23rd august I have reconstitute all missions on Italy an South French.

So I need pictures for plane involved in this attacks.

Now I am at work and I can't send to you any material but only a picture of my town before and after the attack on which there the two bridges were targeted.

Thanks for all

Roger

 

 

 

 

 

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….I sent Roger all of Chas. Cook’s 488th and 489th Squadron Plane photos

 

 

Thanks,

 you are great,

 for the raid were ordered the following plane

 

488th BS

8J -N.43-27695

 

Pilota   ROME

Sec.Pilota   KROENING

Puntatore    ROSENTHAL

Op. Radio SQUIRE

Mitragliere WOYTEK

Mitragliere LOCKHART

8K -N.43-27504

 

Pilota   GROSSKOPF

Sec.Pilota   HOLTZ

Puntatore    PFEFFER

Op. Radio ZIEGLER

Mitragliere EWAN

Mitragliere RICKE

8T -N.43-27669  -                                                                                                      

 

 

Pilota    ASWAD

Sec.Pilota   HOWARD

Puntatore    DAVIDSON

Navigatore BURGER

Op. Radio LAZOR

Mitragliere SNOW

Mitragliere HIDGINS

8E -N.43-35983

 

Pilota   GROSS

Sec.Pilota   KING

Puntatore    FISCHER

Op. Radio GREENBAUM

Mitragliere GASPERINO

Mitragliere                ROSIN

8M -N.43-4055

 

Pilota   SHIPNMAN

Sec.Pilota   LACEY

Puntatore    MOODY

Op. Radio DAY

Mitragliere BARTELL

Mitragliere SLIMOWITZ

8B -N.43-3990

 

Pilota   HELLYAR

Sec.Pilota   KIRK

Puntatore    ROBINSON

Op. Radio FOND

Mitragliere ILJANA

Mitragliere TAFOYA

 

8P -N.43-276657

 

Pilota   REAGAN

Sec.Pilota   SALLEN

Puntatore    HELLER

Op. Radio MIROCNICK

Mitragliere RACKNYER

Mitragliere SMITH

8U -N.43-4064

 

Pilota   CLIFFORD

Sec.Pilota   GMACHL

Puntatore    YOHANNAN

Op. Radio GREEN                                                                                                           

Mitragliere KLINKNER

Mitragliere SIMS

8N- N.43-27752

 

Pilota   RAPP

Sec.Pilota   STEED

Puntatore    O’BRIEN

Navigatore SLOAN

Op. Radio ANDERSON

Mitragliere GORSKI

Mitragliere HIGGINS

8R -N.43-27474

 

Pilota   McDONALD

Sec.Pilota   VERTREES

Puntatore    BARDNELL

Op. Radio MARTIN

Mitragliere BLAND

Mitragliere RYBA

8Q -N.43-4025

 

Pilota   SWIFT

Sec.Pilota   RITTER

Puntatore    ATKINSON

Op. Radio GOODELL

Mitragliere PORTER

Mitragliere KERKHAN

8Z -N.43-27537

 

Pilota   DUNCAN

Sec.Pilota   MUMMEY

Puntatore    HOUSEHOLDER

Op. Radio McGLOIN

Mitragliere CHESNEY

Mitragliere BERTAGNA

489th

S -N.43-34080 – “Knock Out”

 

Pilota   WALKER

Sec.Pilota   CLINCH

Navigatore  STEWART

Op. Radio  RICHARDSON

Mitragliere  DIETERT

Mitragliere  CASPER

 

9X -N.43-4000 – “Queen Mary”   [Sent photo from Chas. Cook collection]

 

 

Pilota      INSLEY

Sec.Pilota      SCHRAMECK

Puntatore       HOEFFLINGER

Op. Radio     MISKOY

Mitragliere     DI MARTINI

Mitragliere                   SHINE

 

9Z- N.43-27667– “Coming over Hun” [Sent photo from Chas. Cook collection]

 

 

Pilota                           CRITTENDEN

Sec.Pilota                    ROUSE

Puntatore                     BRODEK

Navigatore                   O’CONNELL

Op. Radio                   ANGLAND

Mitragliere                   ONIDI

Mitragliere                   CRESCENZI

9W -N.43-27659 -

 

Pilota                           McLAIN

Sec.Pilota                    HARPER

Puntatore                     RICHMAN

Op. Radio                   COOPER

Mitragliere                   CUMMINGS

Mitragliere                   CLARK

 

9T-N.43-27485–“Mission completed”  [Sent photo from Chas. Cook collection]

 

 

 

Pilota                           CONVIS

Sec.Pilota                    McKINLEY

Puntatore                     SIMPSON

Op. Radio                   EIKHOFF

Mitragliere                   REINHARD

Mitragliere                   BROWN

 

9H -N.43-27705 – “Black Jack”  [Sent photo from Chas. Cook collection]

 

 

 

Pilota                           INSLEY

Sec.Pilota                    SCHRAMECK

Puntatore                     HOEFFLINGER

Op. Radio                   MISKOY

Mitragliere                   DI MARTINI

Mitragliere                                        SHINE

 

Some year later I interwiewed former Lt. Rober Burger, bombardier leadre for this mission.

On 8

 

 

MISSIONS SUMMARY OF12th et 15th Air Force on 23 August 1944  

 

Time

Coord.

Target

Group

Type

N*

Bombs

Tonnage

Losses

7.35

T 4012

Iles Pomegues    (T 397115)

86th FG

P 47 D

8

15

3,75

 

8.00

Strafing

Lyon -Orange

4°FG (FFL)

P 47 D

8

 

 

 

8.50

T 4113

Iles Ratonneau

27th FG

P 47 D

8

16

4,00

 

9.15

S 2446

Montpellier

321st BG

B 25 J

18

72

32,69

 

9.25

N 3215

Branoux-la-Paillade

340th BG

B 25 J

18

72

32,69

 

9.45

N 9254

Montélimar         (bridge N885564)

321st BG

B 25 J

15

47

21,34

 

9.55

X 8967

Saint Alban du Rhône

310th BG

B 25 J

6

24

10,90

 

9.55

X 8967

Givors

310th BG

B 25 J

6

24

10,90

 

9.55

X 8967

Givors

310th BG

B 25 J

24

96

43,58

 

10.00

S964854

Avignon

319th  BG

B 26 C

17

68

30,87

 

10.00

S964854

Avignon

3éme BG (FFL)

B 26 C

12

24

10,90

1

10.00

 Escort

Wien, St Polten (Autriche) *

Escorte 15th AF

P51-P38

400

 

 

1

10.00

 Bombing

Wien, St Polten (Autriche) *

Bombardier 15th AF

B24-B17

472

 

 

11

10.06

L 841076

Covigliaio (FI)

320th BG - 442 BS

B 26 C

8

32

14,53

 

10.06

L 841076

Covigliaio (FI)

320th BG - 444 BS

B 26 C

11

44

19,98

2

10.26

 

Castiglione dei Pepoli (BO)

17th BG

B 26 C

18

144

65,38

 

10.30

Q 857897

San Pietro a Sieve (FI)

17th BG

B 26 C

15

55

24,97

 

13.00

T 4012

Iles Pomegues    (T 397115)

86th FG

P 47 D

5

10

2,50

 

14.00

Strafing

Carpentras - Orange

4°FG (FFL)

P 47 D

8

 

0,00

 

14.10

T 4113

IleRatonneau

27th FG

P 47 D

6

12

3,00

 

14.30

N 8755

Cuneo - Demonte  - Argentera

4°FG (FFL)

P 47 D

8

16

4,00

 

16.05

N 7847

Valvighéres

324th FG

P 47 D

11

21

5,25

 

16.50

T 8586

La Brillaune         (T 7986)

79th FG

P 47 D

3

6

1,50

 

17.15

T 4012

Iles Pomegues

4°FG (FFL)

P 47 D

8

16

4,00

 

17.30

J-172864

Pont Saint Martin

340th BG - 488th BS

B 25 J

12

48

21,79

 

17.30

J-172864

Pont Saint Martin

340th BG - 489th BS

B 25 J

4

4

1,82

 

17.45

H-691637

Borgone Susa

321st BG

B 25 J

6

12

5,45

 

17.45

H-691637

Coazze

321st BG

B 25 J

12

24

10,90

 

17.55

T 397115

Iles Pomegues    (T 397115)

86th FG

P 47 D

8

16

4,00

 

18.15

H-691637

Borgone Susa

310th BG

B 25 J

18

72

32,69

 

18.19

S964854

Avignon r/r Bridge

340th BG - 486th BS

B25 J

14

56

25,42

 

18.19

S964854

Avignon r/r Bridge

340th BG - 487th BS

B25 J

8

32

14,53

 

18.19

S964854

Avignon r/r Bridge

340th BG - 489th bs

B25 J

7

1889

102,01

 

18.50

S 5880

Nice

4°FG (FFL)

P 47 D

8

16

4,00

 

19.10

S 5880

Nice

324th FG

P 47 D

8

16

4,00

 

19.15

S 7182

Monaco

86th FG

P 47 D

5

10

2,50

 

23.45

 

Po  Valley - Nice to Savona - Rhône Valley

47 BG

A 20

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Roger,

 

You have more mission information than I do.   I see that at least some of the planes I sent from the 489th fit your mission list.   From your photos yesterday, it seems that the town I found on Google Earth is not yours.  Also, the mission was a big risk for civilian casualties with the bridges right in the midst of historic buildings.  I can assure you that the B-25 bombing missions in Italy were strategic military targets- mainly railroad bridges and marshaling yards that are farther from population.  Ultimately they starved the Nazis of supplies and drove them north to Austria and Germany.

 

I don’t know how you feel about these young men- 18 to 25 years old- given the grave responsibility to carry out these missions.  Many did not return.  I know my father (487th BS) saw many of his friends go down in flames but he did not talk about it.  He did the job he was assigned to do and brought his crew back alive after each of 70 missions.

 

Was any of your family hurt in the raid?  If so, I offer my condolences but am glad that Italy was liberated.

 

Doug Cook

 

From: Roger Juglair [mailto:rogerju@libero.it]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2007
To: Cook, Douglas J.
Subject: Courtesy for pictures on your site

 

 

Hi Doug,

 

 Italy declares war to USA, Mussoline thought his people were in an adventure bigger than was possible. Italy attacked Abissinia (1936), Albania(1938), France and UK(1940), Greece(1940) Yugoslavia and so on. Our Air Force bombed Abissinia(with mustard gas !!), finally Allies bombed and invaded Italy. We lost the war and any victims were the result of  Mussolini decision. Allied bombing killed  50.000 civilians. the cost on civilian lives made by fascist and Nazi Army was the same. I am in contact by mail with Burger and I had the pleasure to spoke with Mr Greenbaum, so I know the situation of American soldiers and pilots. They risk their lives for our freedom, many of them died for grant to us democracy. For the reason of the bombing of my town, probably was the possibility the German Armored forces passed from Piccolo San Bernardo Pass. A very difficult way, probably the HQ made an error on evaluation of the danger this way of communication was. 130 peoples died, on this day 14 America airplanes were shot down, and more than 100  American airmen died. This was the war, the Hitler and Mussolini war, all charges, also the Allied's mistakes are on charges of them.

 

Sincerely

Roger