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39th Bomb Group (VH)
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Combat Missions
9
10

Crew
Mission
Date
Target
Combat
Flying Hrs
1
04-12-45
Koriyama
18:10
2
04-14-45
Tokyo (Night)
15:10
3
04-15-45
Kawasaki (Night)
14:50
4
04-18-45
Kanoya
15:50
5
04-26-45
Kokubu
14:30
6
04-28-45
Kushira
19:45
7
05-19-45
Hamamatsu
14:35
8
05-23-45
Tokyo (Night) - Pathfinder
15:30
9
05-25-45
Tokyo (Night) - Pathfinder
15:55
10
05-29-45
Yokohama
15:55
11
06-10-45
Chiba
14:40
12
06-15-45
Osaka
14:45
13
06-17-45
Kagoshima (Night)
14:45
14
06-19-45
Shizuka (Night)
14:05
15
06-22-45
Tamashima
15:15
16
06-26-45
Nagoya*
8:00
*Shot down picked up by USS Pintado then transferred to USS Tigrone returned to Guam. Crew all rescued including Col. Mundy Grp CO.
(see Nagoya Mission Account for more details)
17
07-28-45
Ogaki
16:20
16
08-10-45
Mito
14:50
Total Combat Flying Hrs
272:50
Flew navigation mission for P-51's
Flew low level observation mission of Japan after the surrender
The above missions were provided by
2nd Lt Donald A. Gerth, Pilot

60th Squadron Crew Index
Source: Donald A. Gerth, Pilot