OFFICE OF THE INTELLIGEHCE OFI<,ICER ST~TION 128 - APO 557

U. S. ARMY

27 April 1944 .

SUBJECT: Col'l'.ments of Crews Participating in 1Hssion to LE GRIS110:NT , this date .

TO Cm..fBANDTIW OFFICER, 401 st Bombardment Group (H) , APO 557 U. S .Army, (THRU Lt . Col. B. K.Voorhees end Lt. Col . A. C. Brooks) .

1. OnlY the cr ew of Lt . Donald A. Cury (Pilot) A/C 1891 and the crew of Lt . Benjamin H. Johnson Jr . (Pilot) A/C 2393 we r e formally interrogated . No member of either crew made any comments or complaints .

2 . Capt . Donald G .. McCree, Group Leader , had no coJlll"lent.

3 . It was observed that the sky- marker boob drop~ed by the Lead crew· did not detonate as it should have . This was reported to the Co~1manding Officer of the Chemical ~arfare unit at this Station .

/a/ Lt . D. V. McCallum 11 . B. FRY, Major , Air Corps , Group S-2 Officer.

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HISS ION No . 58 Date: 27 APR. 44

TO : LE GRISMONT, FRANCE

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to , .Olat Boabardae t Group (1) , APO 557, U. s. Arrq. • orheea aad Lt. Col. A. o. BrO kl) .

1. Ollly tbll OJ'ft of t.t . Do•ld • Cuey (Pilot) A/o l8gl e.ad ~ o"" ot Lt. jaaia • Johuoa Jr. (Pilot) A/c 2393 were tonally 1aterroga d . -ber ot ei r orew made oo ta or ocaplaiata.

2 . C pt. Do lcl G. Cree, up Leader, bad 00 Jlt.

J . I waM o\Merv cl t t the ak;y- rkltr dropped by the Lead o...w did aoil deto~~ate aa 1 ahould .-. 'this waa "port•d to tho Connar.adi ~ Ott1oer • t the Oheaioal rtare ua1t at th1• ~tat1oa.

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TARGE'l': Crossbow site at Lo Grismont, France

The ta.rG·- t area is situated on a ridge slopinc S to the valley of the R Laqt elle, 3/4 of a nile S of the Tarr;et. It is alut 7 miles S of St. ('mer.

1'his taq;et l'IBS about 811 cwnplete the end · of Jan and when attacked 7hen, wr"s ortly da.maced slit;htly. 'i'he enemy has advanced further with repr~irs and further construction than was anticipated and today • s attacks will be a l'lll':<­

imum efforct to knock out as many taq:;ets as possib,e so what you won•t have to go over there again.

l'l«MlttMl;YJttUx.Yi~ vour t.!PI will be the center of the target area and bombing will be• done

fruo an alt of 22,000 • . The very closest "formation will be flown in order to ins1·re a comp!!l.ct

bombing pattern. Or!ly one run "Hill be nade.

'l'here will be no diversions. The 2nd. Div with 11 Gps and the 3rd . Div with 9 Gps and the remainder of the 1st . n~v . ,,will all<Jttack th~ sam~ type of ta~ r;ets in T.his area.

There nre no secondary or last resort

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Flak Show flak om map 1;250,000 Chaff vrill be carried in all A/C and will be thrown o11t at the discr .. tion

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Shrrw route om Hap 1;250,000

Show 1-~i te 1'arget Chart T:1c. whole i"lstallation is camou~lur.ed with nettine; and paintinr; to t:lend

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