Mission Data

The following is a list of original documents obtained from the National archives associated with the particular missions listed. I hope to have all documents avaiable on this site.

Mission Data – Major John Stewart Slack, Jr.

Serial #0349196; 20^th Air Force, 58^th Bomb Wing; 462^nd Bomb Group, 768^th Squadron; Base: Piardoba, India; Kuinglai, China

1) 05/05/44 - Bangkok, Thailand – Makasan Railway (Airplane #360)

- Consolidated Mission Report 05/06/44

- Consolidated Mission Report (supp) 05/07/44

- Report of Radar Officer

- Report of Group Navigator 05/07/44

2) 07/29/44 - Anshan, Manchuria – Showa Steel Workers (Airplane #360)

- Consolidated Mission Report 07/31/44

3) 08/20/44 - Ukino Oka, Yawata, Kyushu (Airplane #444)

- Consolidated Mission Report 08/21/44

- Group Bombing Officer Report 08/21/44

4) 10/16/44 - Okayama, Formosa (Airplane #463)

- Report of Enemy Aircraft Destroyed 10/16/44

- Report of Group Navigation Officer 10/17/44

5) 10/25/44 - Omura, Kyushu – Omura Aircraft (Aircraft #479)

- Field Orders 10/20/44

- Scope Drawings/Radar Images

- Mission Report (partial)

- Enemy Aircraft Report 11/03/44

- Consolidated Mission Report (enemy aircraft)

- Target Worksheet, Omura Aircraft Factory

- Omura Area Photo 10/44

- Radar Scope Photos (briefing maps)

- Report of Group Navigation Officer 10/27/44

- Consolidated Specialist Mission Report of 01/25/45

- Staff Navigation Officer

6) 12/19/44 - Shanghai, Kiengnan Dock & Engineering (Aircraft #393 "Rush Order")

- Field Orders 12/15/44

- Consolidated Mission Report 12/24/44

- Report of Navigation Officer 12/19/44

7) 01/06/45 - Omura, Kyushu – Omura Aircraft (Aircraft #254)

- Field Orders 01/02/45

- Consolidated Mission Report 01/11/45

- Report of Bombing Officer 01/11/45

- Repot of Gunnery Officer 01/12/45

- Report of Group Photo Officer 01/11/45

- Damage Assessment Report #35 01/19/45

- Crew List, Ship 254 (Slack) 01/03/45

- Report of enemy aircraft, #448, Arterburn 01/06/45

- Missing Crew Report 03/15/45

- Page from POW Master List (as of 12/45)

- USS Seal Owl Log for 01/06/45

- USS Piranha Log for 01/06/45

- Aircraft Record Card #254

- Air Photo 03/28/45 – Omura

- 3D DWG. Of Omura Aircraft factory 08/21/44

- Ground Photos, Bomb Damage Omura 10/12/45 - Crew list, Aircraft #457, (Mackall) 01/03/45

- Crew list, Aircraft #461, (Thompson) 01/03/45

- Crew list, Aircraft #448, (Arterburn) 01/03/45

- Report of Navigation Officer 01/11/45

- Individual deceased personnel file 04/12/51

CORRESPONDENCE

01/13/45 Telegram from Secretary of War (DUNLOP)

01/20/45 Letter from Adjutant General, follow-up to telegram

01/26/45 Letter from 768^th Commander (ROSEBUSH)

01/26/45 Letter from the Chaplain (NELSON)

02/08/45 Letter from Adjutant General (ULIC), update

02/16/45 Letter from JSS to Chaplain

02/16/45 Letter from JSS to Rosebush, Commander 768^th

02/19/45 Telegram to JSS from Overton Brooks

02/27/45 Letter to Harriet from KALBERER

03/16/45 Letter from JSS to KALBERER

04/01/45 Letter from 20^th AF HDQTRS to Elve (NORSTAD)

05/07/45 Letter from C.H. Hutchings (nephew) to JSS (sub-logs)

05/16/45 Letter from Quartermaster to Elve (BELONGING)

05/26/45 Letter to Harriet from KALBERER

12/19/45 Letter to Sen. Ellender from Deputy Ag (HALL)

01/02/46 Letter to Ellender from JSS and L.T. Lancaster

01/07/46 Letter to Harriet from War Dept. (declared dead)

01/28/46 Letter to L.T. Lancaster from KALBERER

02/14/46 V.A. letter to Harriet

03/22/46 Letter from War Dept. to Harriet (Oak Leaf, DFC)

02/18/47 8^th Army letter to JSS (POW Info), Yokohama, Japan

03/02/47 Copy of memo, Case History #312 (Investigation)

11/19/47 Letter from AG Office to Harriet (eyewitness report)

05/07/48 Letter from Quartermaster to Harriet (FREEMAN)

02/09/55 Letter from LeMay to John Slack