| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑11 | 41 | 151 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
| Emden Hammered: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing for today's mission. Emden was lightly obscured by an ineffective smoke screen, which did little to shield the city from the bombers onslaught. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37801 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | DYNAMITE EXPRESS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kaczaraba, William (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Horsky, Marvin Lewis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wirth, Theodore Matthew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Peifer, Wilbur Alan⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Honeycutt, John Samuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Craden, Solomon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Polley, George Gibson, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Parker, Peter Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gilrane, Harry Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |