Mission # 57

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date	3 February 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations	Show Operations Eighth Air Force Operations Mission 206: 553 of 671 B-17s hit the port area at Wilhelmshaven, Germany; another 56 hit the Emden area; and 1 hits Oldenburg; 1.8 million leaflets are dropped by B-17s; 193 B-24s are dispatched but they abort the mission over the Zuider Zee due to clouds; 0-1-0 Luftwaffe aircraft are claimed; 4 B-17s are lost, 1 B-24 is damaged beyond repair and 47 B-17s are damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 9 WIA and 42 MIA. Escort is provided by 74 P-38s, 508 P-47s of the Eighth and Ninth Air Force and 50 Ninth Air Force P-51s; they claim 8-0-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 8 P-47s and 1 P-51 are lost, 3 P-47s are damaged beyond repair and 13 P-47s are damaged; casualties are 9 MIA. Source: Jack McKillop, Rutgers University, used with permission. Hide Operations
384^th Bomb Group Mission	384th BG Mission Number 57, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 206 Challenging Weather Next Mission Previous Mission The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was assigned to lead the bomber stream of six combat bombardment wings as the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Wing). Due to clouds in the assembly area, the low group lost contact with the lead group, finally tacking on to the 303rd Bomb Group in the 41B Wing. Bombs were dropped using PFF aiming of the lead ship.
Primary Target	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode)	Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 35 Returned Early - 1 Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

37 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft	Pilot	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
41‑24560⇗	Allison, Earl Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back after crossing enemy coast because #2 supercharger went out. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
41‑24578⇗	Covington, Royston Truitt⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3087⇗	Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. After losing the formation in clouds, continued mission with the 303rd BG. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3259⇗	Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off.	Lead Group. Turned back at 1008 hrs SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3440⇗	Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3441⇗	Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3491⇗	Gilmore, William Featherston⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Wing Deputy. PFF ship: aircraft and unidentified crewmembers provided by 482nd BG. Pilot Gilmore, while previously a 384th member, at the time of this mission was assigned to the 482nd. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29554⇗	Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗	Completed Mission	Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29632⇗	Poole, George Irvin⇗	Completed Mission	Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29636⇗	Jeter, Sydney Ryland⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29703⇗	Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29717⇗	Larsen, Jack Kirby⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29723⇗	Reed, Merlin Howard⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗	Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Wing Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31045⇗	Decker, Charles Edgar⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31058⇗	Rinne, Austin Dean⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31211⇗	Stier, George Withers⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31222⇗	Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31346⇗	Hurley, Joseph Anthony⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31364⇗	Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31375⇗	Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31433⇗	Willing, Mark Skinner⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗	Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31495⇗	Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31606⇗	Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗	Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. After losing the formation in clouds, continued mission with the 91st BG. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37793⇗	McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37801⇗	LaSeur, William Veryle⇗	Returned Early	Low Group. Turned back because he lost the formation over enemy territory; jettisoned bombs over the North Sea (54°44'N,6°13'E) SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37885⇗	Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗	Completed Mission	Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38013⇗	Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗	Wolf, Richard Vance⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group, High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39809⇗	Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗	Jorgenson, Henry (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39962⇗	Outen, Charles Levi⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. After losing the formation in clouds, continued mission with the 303rd BG. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39991⇗	Rich, John (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Low Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑40005⇗	Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗	Completed Mission	Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97477⇗	Ashcraft, Archie Bertis⇗	Completed Mission	Lead Group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗