398th Combat Mission
20 June 1944
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery in Dock District
Hamburg, Germany
Information about this Mission
- Formation Chart for 20 June 1944 - Planned
- Formation Chart for 20 June 1944 - Over Target
- Formation Chart for 20 June 1944 - Arlin's Diary Chart; additional notes indicate changes for an Over Target Chart
- Lead Group (60oth): Daily as CA, Rohrer as pilot
- Low Group (601st): Arlin as pilot
- High Group (603rd): Krueger as pilot
- Captain Alan A. Arlin's Diary for June 20, 1944
- Lt. Philip L. Benefiel's Diary for June 20, 1944
- T/Sgt. Armand Fugge's Diary for June 20, 1944
- 2nd Lt. Charles J. Mellis, Jr.'s Diary for June 20, 1944
- Lt. Mark J. Woods, Jr.'s Diary for June 20, 1944
- Lt. Warren H. Wright's Diary for June 20, 1944
- 1st Lt. Merwyn E. Hornshuh: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for 20 June 1944
- Pappy's War: A B-17 Gunner's World War II Memoir (pdf download) for Table of Contents and sample chapter for his 20 June 1944 Hamburg mission experiences (provided courtesy of the Merriam Press site)
- The Ken Elwood Crew - A Bombardier Remembers…. by George E. Schatz
