| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑22 | 144 | 432 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
| Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also provided the low group, on this afternoon's mission, the second of the day. The target was a marshalling yard east of Lille in the Fives district. Scattered low clouds challenged the bombardiers' skills, but bombs were dropped with good sighting by the use of visible reference points. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hayes, Edgar Jerome, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Butler, John William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Siewers, Richard Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Burns, Robert Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Guettel, Marvin Alfred⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Summers, Leonard Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | James, Edward Oscar, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Okert, Fred Harry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |