Paul E. Hood
Served with 329th and 328th Bomb Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group, Hardwick, England as armorer gunner on B-24. Flew 35 combat missions over France, Germany, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe. Memorable experiences include the lead crew low-level crossing of the Rhine, and a pre-takeoff bomb check in which he discovered three bombs without safety pins (one a 500-lb bomb), followed by a flat tire and crash at the end of the field on takeoff.
Sortie Log
30 DEC 1944 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Born Feb. 1, 1921 in Clare, IA. Joined service July 14, 1942. Stationed at Camp Roberts Infantry; aviation cadet training at San Antonio and Waco; Armament School in Denver; Gunnery School at Tyndall Field, FL.