Dates and Targets of Missions 100th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) May 1944 through December 1944 Number Date Target [From Stirling Island:] 38 9 May 1944 Target Sohana Island 39 10 May 1944 Matupi Island #501 40 10 May 1944 Hahela Coast Guns 41 12 May 1944 Tobera 38 AB and Buka 42 14 May 1944 Tobera Runway 43 15 May 1944 Kahili 5A 44 19 May 1944 Talili 201 CD 45 19 May 1944 Search for C47 a/c S. Bougainville 46 20 May 1944 Kahili 9A 47 22 May 1944 North half of Mioko Island 48 23 May 1944 Gun Positions Hospital Ridge, Rabaul 49 25 May 1944 Porton Plantation 50 26 May 1944 Talili 202 A 51 28 May 1944 Lakunai Coral Runway 52 29 May 1944 Nordup 80 53 31 May 1944 Turck Dispersal Area A. Rabaul 54 1 June 1944 Matupi Island #503 55 4 June 1944 Rabaul #124 AB 56 5 June 1944 Rabaul Truck Area "A" 57 8 June 1944 Rabaul Supply Area #124 58 10 June 1944 AA Target "C" 59 11 June 1944 AA Guns, Rapopo, Target D & C 60 13 June 1944 6 planes hit Praed Point, 6 at Tobera "G" 61 14 June 1944 Ralum C.A.S. #40 62 16 June 1944 Praed Point #86 63 17 June 1944 AA Target "D" 64 18 June 1944 Matupi Island #503 65 20 June 1944 AA Guns, Rapopo, Target "C" 66 22 June 1944 Nordup #75 67 24 June 1944 Nordup #75 68 25 June 1944 Milim Bombed, Kiep area strafed 69 27 June 1944 AA Target "E" 70 28 June 1944 AA Target "G" 71 28 June 1944 Ervanta Island 72 30 June 1944 AA Target "G" 73 1 July 1944 AA Target "G" Tobera 74 3 July 1944 AA Target "J" Tobera 75 4 July 1944 AA Target "J" Tobera 76 6 July 1944 AA Target "J" Tobera 77 7 July 1944 AA Target "D" Tobera [Stood down due to pending movement] [From Hollandia:] 78 6 September 1944 Cover for Convoy on Hollandia 79 6 September 1944 Patrol Mission off Hollandia 80 7 September 1944 Bombing Starom (sp?) Runway 81 8 September 1944 Bombing Babo Runway 82 9 September 1944 Leaders for bombing Starom, Babo and Manograsasa (sp?) with A-20 Sqds. 83 10 September 1944 Reconnaissance off Hollandia 84 12 September 1944 Tact. Recon. covering TG 32.4 & 32.6(?). 85 13 September 1944 Tact. Recon. covering TG 32.4 & 32.6(?). 86 14 September 1944 Bombing Babo and Gun Positions [From Sansapor:] 87 22 September 1944 Bombing Haroekoe Airdrome 88 23 September 1944 Bomb and Strafe S(?)'s through Dampier Strait 89 24 September 1944 Attacking shipping in Amoerang Bay 90 24 September 1944 Attack AA positions #2W at Old Namlea A/D 91 25 September 1944 Weather Mission in Kaoe Area 92 26 September 1944 Attack Langoan Runway 93 27 September 1944 Attack Haroekoe Runway 94 29 September 1944 Attack Namlea Runway #1 95 30 September 1944 Attach Sidato (sp?) Runway 96 1 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Manado Town 97 2 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Laha Runway #2 98 3 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Kaoe Runway #2 99 4 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Laha and Harokoe 100 4 October 1944 To report and act as - - Patrol for Flounder Fighter Sector 101 4 October 1944 Weather Recon over Celebes and Halmaheras 102 5 October 1944 To report and act as - - Patrol for Flounder Fighter Sector 103 5 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town 104 6 October 1944 Search for Colonel Spencer and Crew downed 105 7 October 1944 Medium altitude bomging of Ambon Town 106 7 October 1944 Search for Colonel Spencer and Crew downed 107 8 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town 108 8 October 1944 Search for Colonel Spencer and Crew downed 109 9 October 1944 Photo Recon and Photoing of Ceram Airdromes 110 9 October 1944 Search for Colonel Spencer and Crew downed 111 9 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Namlea Township Rwy 112 10 October 1944 Medium altitude bombnig of Miti Runway 113 12 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Namlea Runway #4 114 13 October 1944 Medium altitude bomging of Namlea Township Rwy 115 14 October 1944 Recon Photo of Ceram Area 116 14 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Namlea 117 14 October 1944 Dropping Messages and Strafing Waigeo Island 118 16 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town Target #3 119 17 October 1944 Shipping targets in Assigned Area 120 17 October 1944 Shipping targets in Assigned Area 121 18 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town 122 18 October 1944 Shipping in Doom Island area assigned 123 19 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town Target #2 124 20 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town 125 22 October 1944 Weather Photo of Ceram area 126 22 October 1944 Security and Shipping attack on a Barge 127 22 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Industrial Inst. Piroe 128 23 October 1944 "NAN" Search mission 129 23 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Ambon Town 130 25 October 1944 3 Planes bombed from Medium altitude Piroe Town & other 3 planes bombed Gun Positions west of town 131 28 October 1944 Weather recon in Ambon area 132 28 October 1944 "NAN" Search Mission 133 28 October 1944 Medium Altitude bombing of Ambon Town Target #X4 134 29 October 1944 "NAN" Search Mission 135 29 October 1944 Weather, bombing and strafing at Boeroe 136 29 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Lolobata Runway 137 30 October 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Piroe Town 138 30 October 1944 Reconnaissance mission over assigned area 139 1 November 1944 Medium Altitude bombing of Piroe Town 140 1 November 1944 Search Mission on West Coast of Sorong 141 2 November 1944 Medium Altitude Group Search in Mindanao Area 142 3 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Hatetake, Halmaherasa 143 5 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Miti Runway 144 6 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of PersonnelArea, Namlea 145 7 November 1944 "NAN" Search 146 7 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Langoan Runway 147 8 November 1944 Weather Reconnaissance over North Celebes 148 8 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Hatetabako and Laoe 149 9 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of target 2X, Ameorang 150 9 November 1944 Low Altitude Bombing "GEORGE" targets, Ceram 151 11 November 1944 Visual Reconnaissance of Mapia and Asia Islands 152 12 November 1944 Shipping Sweep "FOX" Targets, Ceram 153 12 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Pegun Town, Mapia I. 154 12 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Pegun Town, Mapia I. 155 13 November 1944 Weather-Photo over Ambon Town 156 13 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Pegun Town, Mapia I. 157 13 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Pegun Town, Mapia I. 158 14 November 1944 Medium Altitube Bombing of Pegun Island 159 14 November 1944 Shipping Sweep over Ceram and Amboina area 160 14 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Pegun Island 161 15 November 1944 Support for Invasion troops at Mapia Island 162 16 November 1944 Support for Invasion troops at Mapia Island 163 16 November 1944 Shipping Sweep over Ceram and Boeroe area 164 16 November 1944 Search for Reported Steamboat 165 17 November 1944 Support for Invasion troops at Mapia Island 166 17 November 1944 Search for Reported Submarine 167 18 November 1944 Support for Invasion troops at Mapia Island 168 18 November 1944 Bombing and Strafing Mairin Island in Asia Grp. 169 19 November 1944 Shipping Sweep in "HOW" and "ITEM" areas 170 19 November 1944 Weather-Photo mission in Ceram and Haroekoe area 171 19 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Old Namlea 172 20 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing oif Haroekoe Runway 173 20 November 1944 Support for Invasion troops at mapia Island 174 20 November 1944 Shipping Sweep over "JIG" area and OBI Island 175 22 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Namlea Runway #2 176 22 November 1944 Search for Reported SOS over Mar Field 177 23 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Laha Runway 178 23 November 1944 Photo-Weather Reconnaissance over "JIG" area 179 24 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Laha Supply Area 180 26 November 1944 Shipping Sweep over "ITEM" and "HOW" areas 181 26 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Halong Seaplane Base 182 27 November 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing of Namlea Township Runway 183 28 November 1944 Low Altitude Bombing and Strafing at Waigeo 184 28 November 1944 Search for Reported Radar at Cape Petak 185 29 November 1944 Search for Reported Radar at Cape Petak 186 29 November 1944 Shipping Sweep over "HOW", "GEORGE" and "FOX" areas 187 1 December 1944 Shipping sweep over Halmahera Area 188 1 December 1944 Weather Recon & Search for Strip in N Celebes 189 1 December 1944 Search for Radar in Cape Petak Area 190 1 December 1944 Low altitude search of Fox, George, and How Area 191 2 December 1944 Medium Altitude bombing Boroboro & Namlea 192 6 December 1944 Minimum Altitude Bombing Bjailelo(sp?) Airdrome 193 7 December 1944 Medium Altitude Bombing Kaoe Runway #2 194 8 December 1944 Medium Altutide Bombing Goeroea Supply Areas 195 9 December 1944 Shipping sweep over Fox, Item and How Areas 196 9 December 1944 Search for Radar in North Halmaheras 197 9 December 1944 Recon to Mega Village reported captured by Japs 198 9 December 1944 Low level shipping sweep over Charlie & Dog Areas 199 11 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing Georoea Supply Area 200 12 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing Kairatoe Runway 201 13 December 1944 Heckling mission over Old Namlea and Amahai 202 14 December 1944 Bombing Radar installation at Cape Noesanive 203 15 December 1944 Bombing and Strafing Kabarei & Anoai Personnel Area 204 17 December 1944 Shipping search over Jig Area 205 17 December 1944 Weather-Photo Recon over Ceram and Namlea 206 17 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Cape Petak Radar installation 207 17 Decmeber 1944 Shipping search over Able and Baker Areas 208 18 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Haroekoe Docks 209 19 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Kairatoe Supply Area #3 210 20 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing of Haroekoe Runway 211 21 December 1944 Minimum altitude Bombing Goeroea Bay Supply Area 212 21 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Andai Village 213 22 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Goeroea Bay Personnel Area 214 22 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Lolobata and Hatetabako AA 215 23 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Lolobata River Supply Area 216 23 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Lolobata and Hatetabako Pers. A. 217 24 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Goeroea heavy AA positions 218 25 December 1944 Shipping sweep over Fox, Item, How and George Areas 219 25 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Galela Personnel Area #2B 220 25 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Galela Area #4 221 25 December 1944 Recon and search for missing crew downed 222 26 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Galela Personnel and Supply #2B 223 26 December 1944 Recon and search for missing crew downed 224 27 December 1944 Recon and search for missing crew downed 225 28 December 1944 Recon and search for missing crew downed 226 29 December 1944 Bombing and strafing Namlea R/W #2 and Supply Area 227 30 December 1944 Shipping sweep Western Ceram and Ambon Islands 228 30 December 1944 Armed Radar Ferret and Photo in Seleman (sp?) Bay Area 229 30 Decmeber 1944 Shipping sweep over Waigeo Island and Charlie Area 230 31 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing Wasile Bay Pers. and Supply 231 31 December 1944 Medium altitude bombing Wasile Bay Pers. and Supply =================== Source: From mission lists recorded in the official monthly history reports as filed by the 100th Bombardment Squadron (M), May through December 1944, and archived in AFHRA Microfilm Roll A0576. Description is as typed in the reported list, including all abbreviations, etc. Transcribed by Kevin Anderson, Dubuque, Iowa, July 5, 2006.