ETO - EUROPEAN TACTICAL OPERATIONS (9AF): 74 planes of the 9th Bombardment Division attack road junctions, barracks, ordnance arsenals, artillery camps, military storage depot, and other targets in the Dieuze and Faulquemont, France and Landau and Sankt Wendel, Germany areas; the IX Tactical Air Command flies sweeps over W Germany and attacks marshalling yard at Duren, Germany, while the XXIX Tactical Air Command escort attacks Rahling, Germany and an airfield and supports US Third Army elements (2 infantry and 2 armored divisions) as an allout assault on Metz, France is pushed. In France, HQ 358th FG moves from Mourmelon to Toul; the 379FS, 362d FG, moves from Prosnes to Rouvres with P-47s; the 425th Night FS, XIX Tactical Air Command, moves from Prosnes to Etain with P-61s.

43-34408 B-26B Marauder 9AF 323BG456BS Earthquake McGoon flak damaged Tunisia 23rd Mar 1943 NA754

Photo: Two Martin B-26 Marauders of the U.S. 9th Air Force drop their bomb loads on a German strong point seven miles west of Duren, Germany, during a recent attack in support of the U.S. first Army. Fifteen bombs are shown falling from the bomb-bays. B-26G serial 43-34408 of the 456th Bomb Sq, 323rd BG.

Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204902604 Local ID: 342-FH-3A21187-55095AC