SORTIE REPORT #3074
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑11 105 351 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany
Railroads Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to attack Saarbrücken. Clouds obscured the primary target, as well as targets in the Metz, Luxembourg, and Brussels areas, so bombs were held, in keeping with the policy of requiring visual identification and targeting of locations in occupied territory. The second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to attack Ehrang. Although thick haze covered the target area, there was sufficient visibility to identify and attack the primary target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41B Group.
Primary
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97367 547th SO*T UMBRIAGO
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Castleman, Milton Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hickey, Jack Franklin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Elias, George (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Merkley, Ronald Charles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hardman, John Bethany 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Shaputis, John Veto 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Allen, John Samuel, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cook, Herbert Arno 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fitch, John Gilmore 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Markiewicz, John Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
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