S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Green's Diary

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S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Green's Diary
Gunner, 603rd Squadron

Green Mission No. 20

**1 February 1945**
**Target** **Mannheim, Germany**
February 1, 1945 Mission: Mannheim, same target as above to hit that bridge. We bombed at 22,000 feet. We encountered light, inaccurate flak. The temperature was –46 degrees. We were airborne 8 hours and 50 minutes. It was not like the days in September. It was a “milk run” compared to the first raids on it. The bomb strike reported that we had knocked out the bridge. We won’t go back there again.

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For the first part of his tour S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Green was a Gunner on Kenneth S. Hastings' 603rd Squadron crew.
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