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S/Sgt. John Veenschoten's Diary
Radio Operator/Gunner, 603rd Squadron

Veenschoten Mission No. 22

9 December 1944
Target Stuttgart, Germany

Target – Stuttgart Germany
Date – December 9, 1944

We hit the marshalling yards in the center of the city through heavy cloud cover. Bombing altitude 30,400 feet and the temperature was 54 degrees below zero. There was very heavy 88mm flak over the target, but most of it was low. However the 155 mm guns had our altitude and made it very uncomfortable.

Notes:
  • S/Sgt. John Veenschoten was a Radio Operator/Gunner on Howard W. Rehme's 603rd Squadron crew.
  • The above transcription was provided by Wally Blackwell.
  • This transcription is a careful reproduction of the original except for occasional spelling and punctuation changes. In some circumstances, based on relevancy, some material may not have been transcribed.
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