Clouds prevented visual observance of bomb results on this rail span across the Erft River just thirty miles south-east of Aachen. The Huesden Road Bridge, an important crossing over the Maas River, served our enemy front line troops for both supply and escape. Operations were hampered during the entire month, only nine missions were flown. Captain Robert D. Gorden, Assigned and appointed Group Intelligence Officer, replacing Major Robert Goyne 2. The approach to the railroad bridge spanning the Moselle River, just 2 miles N.E. of Trier was destroyed.
Visual reports tell of bombs smashing the approach to the east.
Adverse weather conditions continued to blanket targets, but it did not stop our A-20's from releasing bombs on 4 Nov. at the Trier Ordnance depot. Attacking the targets and dealing blows to damage the supply centers feeding German Panzers, the group returned safely, results unobserved. Targets for the 139 and 140 missions of the group called for runs on Hehlrath, gun positions in Germany and the ordnance depot at Homberg. The latter target was served by two rail lines some two miles west of the town and this was our assignment. Weather made PFF essential and bombing results were undetermined.