| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑30 | 56 | 200 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
| Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing A Wing on today's mission. The target was attacked by PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low group. Seen going down before bombs away due to enemy aircraft attacks; crashed near Döhren, Germany. Casualties buried in Riemsloh. MACR 2264 |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5404 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | THE GEEZIL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Writz, Horace Fred⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Harmon, Russell Dudley⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Navigator | Gorman, Robert Sebastian⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Bombardier | Beeler, Paul Merlin⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Robertson, Frank Garland, Jr⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gribbons, Warren David⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Hetzer, Anthony Joseph, Sr⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Pazsit, Edward Joseph⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mikolayk, Zenen Charles⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gac, Edward Sebastian⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2264⇗ |