Osborne J Amirault; a COMBAT MISSION PHOTOGRAPHER with the 310th BG, 428th BS

Thursday, 26 August 1943

428th BS Mission Summary:(Ops Order ---/mission ---) Group Mission # : On the 26th of August, 36 B-25’s took off to bomb the Grazzanise Airdrome just North of Naples.It is the central drome of a triumvirate enemy fighter bases.These aircraft have given some annoyance to formations that have been sent to bomb marshalling yards in the area.

The Northwest and southeast, corners, the North, West, and East areas were hit.One hangar suffered a direct hit.At least two of the twelve aircraft observed were believed destroyed.Dense cloud formations hindered observation.It obscured the target on the bomb run for one element.

One ME-109 was sighted.It didn’t venture an attack.Some light flak was experienced from small craft a mile off shore both in and out from the coast.

A/C No. 3 aircraft unidentified P Stokes, Louis S., 2Lt CP Lewis, Quentin McAlpine, 2Lt N None B Foley, Patrick L., Sr., S/Sgt E None R Morris, Raymond J., Sgt G Graham, Herbert J., S/Sgt F AMIRAULT , Osborne J., Sgt Photographer

Amirault, Osborne J., Sgt, photographer, gunner (31117861)

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