| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑24 | 81 | 277 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Ball Bearing Plant Spared: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by heavy clouds, so the Wing bombed the city of Frankfurt. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38112 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | MRS GEEZIL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Miller, Max Jean⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Merlo, Samuel Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Griffith, Leonard Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Morton, Cecil Gordon⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Stuhl, Walter Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Eyre, Charles Harris⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Rachunas, Joseph George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chaperon, Phillip William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stammel, Edward Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |