Captain Harry R. Ankeny's Combat Diary
Sorties
362ND FIGHTER SQUADRON
357th Fighter Group, AAF
APO 637, U S Army
22 August 1944.
SUBJECT: Sorties and Combat Flying Time of CAPT HARRY R. ANKENY JR, 0465058.
TO:
1. In accordance with Eighth Air Force Memorandum 75-5, the following data
is quoted for your information:
SORTIE
DATE MISSION LOCALITY CREDIT TIME F.O.
1 12 Feb 44 Bomber Escort Stpol 2 2:45 241
2 22 Feb 44 Bomber Escort Brenburg 2 4:45 247
3 29 Feb 44 Bomber Escort Brannsweig 2 3:40 255
4 5 Mar 44 Bomber Escort Bordeaux 2 5:25 261
5 3 Mar 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 2 3:20 259
6 6 Mar 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 2 4:50 262
7 9 Mar 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 2 4:45 264
8 22 Mar 44 Spotter 0 3:00 277
9 22 Mar 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 0 1:20 277
10 23 Mar 44 Bomber Escort Braunschasig 2 3:45 278
11 28 Mar 44 Bomber Escort (Abort) Bijon 1 2:30 283
12 29 Mar 44 Bomber Escort (Abort) Brannsweig 1 2:10 284
13 1 Apr 44 Fighter Sweep Ludwigshaven 1 1:50 286
*14 8 Apr 44 Bomber Escort Brannsweig 2 4:40 291
15 10 Apr 44 Bomber Escort Tours 2 4:35 293
*16 11 Apr 44 Bomber Escort Sorua 2 4:15 295
17 18 Apr 44 Radio Relay Berlin 1/2 2:50 304
18 23 Apr 44 Dive Bombing Loninger 2 3:10 311
19 24 Apr 44 Bomber Escort (Abort) Munich 1 1:30 312
20 25 Apr 44 Bomber Escort Dijon 2 4:35 313
21 26 Apr 44 Fighter Sweep Ruhr 2 3:30 315
22 27 Apr 44 Fighter Sweep Reiss 1 3:30 58
23 27 Apr 44 Bomber Escort Nancy 2 4:25 317
24 30 Apr 44 Bomber Escort Cleremont-Ferrand 2 4:40 321
25 1 May 44 Fighter Sweep Cambrai-Paris 3:35 322
26 1 May 44 Fighter Sweep Koblenz-Frankfurt 3:40 323
27 4 May 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 3:05 326
28 7 May 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 4:40 329
29 8 May 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 5:10 331
30 9 May 44 Fighter Sweep Flourennss 3:15 333
31 13 May 44 Bomber Escort Posnan 5:40 338
32 15 May 44 Bomber Escort Nunco 2:10 339
33 19 May 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 5:05 342
34 20 May 44 Bomber Escort Orly 1:25 343
*35 21 May 44 Fighter Sweep Berlin 4:25 344
36 24 May 44 Bomber Escort Berlin 4:30 349
37 25 May 44 Bomber Escort Nancy-Essy 4:15 350
38 27 May 44 Bomber Escort Ludwigshaven-Mannheim 3:25 351
39 29 May 44 Bomber Escort Posnan 5:50 353
40 31 May 44 Bomber Escort Strasburg 2:50 355
41 2 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Beaugior 2:35 358
42 12 Jun 44 Area Patrol Noyou 3:55 383
43 13 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Beaumont-Beauvais 2:55 387
44 14 Jun 44 Area Support Charters 3:35 388
45 17 Jun 44 Raamrod Nancy 4:20 394
46 20 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Stettin 5:30 402
47 20 Jun 44 Straffing Paris-Soissons 2:30 405
48 21 Jun 44 Bomber Escort N.Berlin 5:10 407
49 22 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Paris 4:00 412
50 23 Jun 44 Area Support & Sweep Paris 5:20 413
51 24 Jun 44 Escort & Straffing Paris 4:40 415
52 25 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Toulouse 5:50 417
53 25 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Paris 3:25 418
54 28 Jun 44 Bomber Escort Paris 4:00 421
55 29 Jun 44 Top Cover 1:25 VCCG
56 30 Jun 44 Escort & Dive Bombing Conches & Evreux 3:25 424
57 6 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Beaumont 3:00 435
58 8 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Reims 1:20 437
59 16 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Munchan 5:05 450
60 18 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Anklau 5:35 454
61 19 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Strasbourg 3:50 456
62 24 Jul 44 Control Evreux 4:15 461
63 28 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Marseburg 5:30 469
64 29 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Marseburg 4:35 470
65 31 Jul 44 Bomber Escort Munchan 5:25 472A
66 2 Aug 44 Ramrod SW Paris 3:25 475A
67 3 Aug 44 Ramrod Nervy & Ancy 5:15 476
68 14 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Mannheim 5:15 513
69 6 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Eastern Command 7:30 486A
70 8 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Eastern Command 6:00 486C
71 10 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Eastern Command 6:35 486D
72 12 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Eastern Command 7:00 507
73 15 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Handorf 3:30 516
74 16 Aug 44 Bomber Escort Altenburg 5:45 518
Total Combat Hours 301:30
*E/A DESTROYED-CONFIRMED
8 Apr 44, Braunswaig, Germany
11 Apr 44, Sorua, Germany
21 May 44, Berlin, Germany
AWARDS & DECORATIONS
Air Medal - G.O. 24, Hq VIII F C, 28 Mar 44
1st OLC to Air Medal - G.O. 34, Hq VIII F C, 27 Apr 44
2nd OLC to Air Medal - G.O. 43, Hq VIII F C, 20 May 44
3rd OLC to Air Medal - G.O. 45, Hq VIII F C, 29 May 44
DFC(Distinguished Flying Cross)- G.O. 45, Hq VIII F C, 29 May 44
Recommended for 1st OLC to DFC Medal, 7 Aug 44.
1st OLC to DFC - G.O. 78, Hq VIII F C, 26 Aug 44
4th OLC to Air Medal - G.O. 911, Hq, 3rd Bomb.Div., 1 Nov 44
Distinguished Unit Citation - For action over Berlin, Germany on
6 March 1944 - WD GO 29, 1947
French Croix de Guerre with Palm - For action over Germany and France from
11 Feb 1944 to 15 Jan 1945 - DA GO 24, 1947
CALVERT L. WILLIAMS,
Captain, Air Corps,
Commanding.
Copyright © 1996, Harry R. Ankeny