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S/Sgt. Chilton H. Jorgenson's Diary Index

Ball Turret Gunner, 601st Squadron

S/Sgt. Chilton H. Jorgenson was the Ball Turret Gunner for the Selmar Gustaves, Merwin L. Genung, and John J. Falkenback 601st crews. During 1944, these crews were based in Nuthampstead, England. The Gustaves, Falkenback, and Gennung Crews were in the 601st Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.

  1. Getting There: April 12 to April 23, 1944
  2. Training at Nuthampstead: April 24 to May 5, 1944
  3. Mission 1: May 6, 1944 - Sottevast, France
  4. Mission 2: May 8, 1944 - Berlin, Germany
  5. Mission 3: May 12, 1944 - Luzkendorf, Germany
  6. Mission 4: May 13, 1944 - Politz, Germany
  7. Mission 5: May 23, 1944 - Saarbrucken, Germany
  8. Mission 6: May 25, 1944 - Nancy, France
  9. Mission 7: May 28, 1944 - Ruhland, Germany
  10. Mission 8: May 29, 1944 - Posen, Poland
  11. Mission 9: June 2, 1944 - Boulogne, France
  12. Mission 10: June 6, 1944 - Courseulles, France
  13. Mission 11: June 13, 1944 - Beauvais, France
  14. Entries: June 15 to July 1, 1944
  15. Mission 12: July 7, 1944 - Leipzig, Germany
  16. Entry: July 8, 1944 - Humieres-Fresnoy, France Mission
  17. Mission 13: July 11, 1944 - Munich, Germany
  18. Mission 14: July 12, 1944 - Munich, Germany
  19. Mission 15: July 18, 1944 - Peenemunde, Germany
  20. Mission 16: July 20, 1944 - Dessau, Germany
  21. Entries: July 22 to July 29, 1944
  22. Mission 17: July 31, 1944 - Munich, Germany
  23. Mission 18: August 1, 1944 - Villaroche, France
  24. Mission 19: August 5, 1944 - Doliberg, Germany
  25. Entry: August 12, 1944 - Difficulty on Takeoff
  26. Mission 20: August 13, 1944 - Le Manoir, France
  27. Mission 21: August 15, 1944 - Ostheim, Germany
  28. The Selmar Gustaves Crew
  29. S/Sgt. Chilton H. Jorgenson's Diary History

Editor's Note: There are no more entries in Sgt. Chilton H. Jorgenson's Diary after August 15, 1944. However, after the August 15, 1944 entry he totaled his flying hours. Generally the crews for this time period needed to fly 24 to 35 missions. It is not known why he stopped making entries or if that part of the diary has been lost or overlooked.