GROUND EXECUTIVE OFFICER
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
MAGNUS y. KIMURA
MISSION SUMMARY
14th Squadron, 19th BOMB GROUP (PTO)
| MISSION # |
DATE |
TARGET
AREA AND TARGET |
NOTES |
| - |
Dec. 8, 1941
|
- |
From Delmonte, Mindano to San Marcelino (near Clark) |
| 1 |
Dec. 9, 1941 |
Reccon |
|
| 2 |
Dec. 10, 1941 | Vigan, PH - Landing Troops and Ships | Captain Colin Kelly shot down and killed when returning from Aparri. One of the attackers was Saburo Sakai. |
| 3 |
Dec. 12, 1941 | Vigan, PH - Landing Troops and Ships | |
| 4 |
Dec. 14, 1941 | Legaspi - Beachhead | |
| - |
Dec. 17, 1941 | - | Evacuate Clark. Move to Batchelor Field, Austrlaia. |
| 5 |
Dec. 22, 1941 | Davao, Bay, PH - Shipping | From Batchelor, land at Del Monte. |
| 6 |
Dec. 22/23, 1941 | Lingayen Gulf, PH - Shipping | Night Mission from Delmonte. |
| 7 |
Dec. 24/25, 1941 | Davao, PH - Airfield | Night Mission. Land at Batchelor, AU. |
| - |
Dec. 30, 1941 | - | Transfer to Singosari, Java |
| 8 |
Jan. 5, 1942 | Davao Bay, PH - Shipping | Stage through Samarinda, Borneo. |
| 9 |
Jan. 9, 1942 | Davao Bay, PH - Shipping | Stage through Kendari, Borneo |
| 10 |
Jan.11, 1942 | Tarakan Island, Borneo - Landing Forces | |
| 11 |
Jan. 15, 1942 | Sungai Patani, Malaysia - Airfield | Stage through Palembang? |
| 12 |
Jan. 17, 1942 | Langoan, Dutch East Indies - Airfield | Stage through Kendari, Borneo |
| 13 |
Jan. 19, 1942 | Jolo Island, PH - Shipping | From Singosari |
| 14 |
Jan. 23, 1942 | Makssar Strait - Shipping | |
| 15 |
Jan. 28, 1942 | Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - Airfield | Stage through Palembang? |
| |
Mission list incomplete. More records will be entered. | ||
918th BOMB GROUP (ETO)
| MISSION # |
DATE |
TARGET
AREA AND TARGET |
BOMB
RUN |
ENEMY
AC CLAIMS D/P/K |
CREW
CASULTIES L/S/K |
NOTES |
| 10 |
Nov 23, 1942 |
St Nazaire, Subs |
5
|
2/0/6 |
2/2/2 |
  Lead. Young
and Beautiful. |
| P #1 |
Jan. 5, 1943 |
Cherbourg |
- |
1/2/1 |
10 MIA |
CP FO Brown as RWG. Op. Off Kimura as CP. Shot
down by fighters, Zone 3 Back. Fuel Tank Fire - Explosion. Little
Warrior. |
| 19/1 |
Feb. 16, 1943 | St. Nazaire, Subs | 30 | 1/3/4 | 1104th Lead. Lt. Col. Kimura as CP. |
|
| 20/2 |
Feb. 26, 1943 | Wilhelmshaven, Subs | 40 | 3/2/3 | 1/0/0 |
918th Lead. Lt. Col. Kimura as CP. |
| 23/5 |
Mar. 6, 1943 | Lorient, Port | 0 | 0/0/1 | 0/0/1 |
1104th Lead. Bombardier SW on Bomb Run. |
| 24/6 |
Mar. 8, 1943 | Rennes, MY | 30 | 2/1/1 | |
918th Lead. Lt. Col. Kimura as CP. |
| Mission | PILOT |
CO-PILOT |
BOMBARDIER |
NAVIGATOR |
ENGINEER |
RADIO OPERATOR | BALL
TURRET GUNNER |
LEFT
WAIST GUNNER |
RIGHT
WAIST GUNNER |
TAIL
GUNNER |
| 10/5 |
Presley |
Kimura |
Anderson |
Ashburn |
Franklin |
Wilson 2x LW |
North SW  |
Fisk SW |
Gibbons 2x LW |
Boyd   |
| P #1 |
Monroe |
Kimura |
Adams |
Furlong |
O'Neal |
Ackerman |
Riker |
Ford |
Brown |
Wilson |
| 19/1 | Presley | Kimura | Ellsworth | Chance |
Franklin |
Janssen |
Houghton | Strait | Sprague | Emery |
| 20/2 | Presley | Kimura | |
LW |
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| 23/5 | Presley | Kimura | SW-DOW | |
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| 24/6 | Presley | Kimura | Clayton (CREW 10) |
GREEN:
New crew man. RED:
KIA.
PURPLE: Wounded. ORAGNGE: POW. PINK: MIA. LT GREEN: Temporary
Replacement crew man.
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