Mah Ideel

324th Squadron

Ev'ry Little Beat Helps -

Serial # 43-37993 DF N

Back Row - Left to Right:

Sgt. Ray Kuenzler, Waist Gunner; Sgt. Al Nosse, Ball Turret Gunner; Sgt. Luther Hutton, Radio Operator; Sgt. Lou Schweda, Top Turret Gunner.

Front Row - Left to Right:

1st Lt. Welden Brubaker, Pilot; 1st Lt. William Uphoff, Co-Pilot; 1st Lt. Henry Jensen, Bombardier; 1st Lt. Sam Halpert, Navigator

Missing: Sgt. Rod DeMine, Tail Gunner; Sgt. Tom Kincaid, Waist Gunner

Mah Ideel - MISSION LIST - Sam Halpert (Sept 9 1944 to Feb 3, 1945)*

1- Ludwigshaven          Sept 9 '44, 7hours 30minutes, I. G. Fabens Industries

2- Lutzkendorf             Sept 11 '44, 7hours 20minutes, Synthetic oil refinery

3- Hamm                       Sept 19 '44, 5hours 30minutes Train Yards

4- Mainz                       Sept 21 '44, 6hours 35minutes Train Yards

5- Frankfurt                  Sept 25 '44 6hours 15minutes Train Yards

6- Cologne                   Sept 27 '44 6hours 00minutes Opel/Ford Tank factory*

7- Nurnberg                 Oct 3 '44, 8hours 40min Tank & Diesel engine factory

8- Neubrandenburg      Oct 6 '44, 9hours 35minutes Airdrome

9- Schweinfurt              Oct 9 '44, 7hours 30minutes Train yards

10- Cologne                  Oct 15 '44, 6hours 05minutes City center

11- Cologne                  Oct 17 '44, 6hours 20minutes

12- Speyer                    Oct 19 '44, 6hours 20minutes Target of opportunity

13- Munster                 Oct 26 '44, 5hours 35minutes

14- Hamm                     Oct 30 '44, 5hours 29minutes Train yards

15- Frankfort               Nov 5 '44, 7hours 10minutes Train yards

16- Hamburg                Nov 6 '44, 7hours 30minutes Oil Depot

17- Merseburg             Nov 21 '44, 7hours 55minutes Leuna Oil Refinery

18- Altenbeken            Nov 26 44, 5hours 55minutes Viaduct

19- Misburg                Nov 29 '44, 6hours 15minutes Oil refinery

20- Zeitz                      Nov 30 '44, 8hours 05minutes Oil refinery

21- Kassel                    Dec 4 '44, 8hours 40minutes Train yards

22- Stuttgart                Dec 9 '44, 8hours 00minutes Airdrome

23- Luxemburg             Dec 18 '44, 5hours 50min Dropped leaflets

24- Merzhauer             Dec 24 '44, 6hours 05minutes Air field

25- Remagen                Dec 28 '44, 6hours 05minutes Railroad bridge

26- Bitberg                   Dec 31 '44, 6hours 00minutes

27- Prum                       Jan 2 '45, 6hours 00minutes Communications center

28- Cologne                  Jan 6 '45, 7hours 00minutes Train yards

29- Cologne                  Jan 15 '45, 7hours 45minutes

30- Paderborn             Jan 17 '45, 7hours 30minutes Train yards

31- Ludwigshaven        Jan 20 '45, 7hrs 30minutes Mannheim bridge

32- Sterkrade             Jan 22 '45, 4hours 55minutes Synthetic oil plant

33- Cologne                Jan 28 '45, 6hours 49minutes Train yards

34- Niederlahnstein     Jan 29 '45, 7hrs 00minutes Train yards

35- Berlin                     Feb 3 ‘45, 8hours 50minutes Government buildings