
| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
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August 11, 1944 Mission to St. Tropez West Gun Positions
| Squadron | War Diary |
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| 486th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 488th | From mission report: 1st box missed to left about 1,500 ft. 2nd box possible hits on target. |
| 489th | These two days [August 11 -12] have not been particularly eventful. On each day we flew a mission over Southern France. |
| Target in 1944 |
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports
| On the crew list for the 488th Bomb Squadron below, the bombardier in plane 8Q is listed as 2nd Lt. J. Heller. This is Joseph Heller, the author of the novel Catch-22. |
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| 488th Squadron |
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| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
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