| 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 | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29554 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Y | BILLIE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Penney, Comus Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Manning, Raymond Walter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Huber, Robert Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Pinger, Harvey Klarner⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Herman, Howard Seymore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gregerson, Allan Harold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Paige, Robert Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hunt, Walter Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nickles, Mercer Chartos, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kohl, John Gustave⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |