| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑22 | 294 | 906 | Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
| Military Camp Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target, located on the North Sea coast near the Dutch border, was attacked visually with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Released bombs late. Dropped out of formation about 15 minutes after leaving German coast on the return, apparently due to #2 engine problem, but made it back to base. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bowman, Harold Horace⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Mingo, Andrew Caesar⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Marsh, Harold E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Maurer, Joseph Aloysious⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Midura, Ernest Alvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Showers, Henry Herbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Steed, Robert Lynn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Bland, Dwain B⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fickling, Forrest Ellison⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |