| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑06 | 72 | 250 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Berlin Attacked - Finally!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was assigned to provide a full group formation to fly as the high group of the 40th Composite Combat Wing, and a squadron to fly as the high squadron of the composite high group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing. Due to difficulties in assembly, only the squadron formation completed the mission: the remaining aircraft and crews returned to Grafton Underwood without attacking. The squadron assigned to the 41st CCBW completed the mission, attacking an industrial target in the Berlin area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Unidentified Factory Location: Perlin, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37982 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | TREMBLING GREMLIN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clayton, John Earl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sharff, Sampson (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Grauer, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Van Beveren, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Cameron, Francis Raymond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Boydston, Elmer Dean⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |