| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑27 | 116 | 373 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Bad Day For The Railroad: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) Flew two groups today, the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Weather at the primary target was clear enough for visual bombing. The lead group's bombs hit the primary target area, and the low group aimed at adjacent railroad shops, with their bombs falling across the primary target and the shops. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97521. This crew took off in 42‑97521 but landed immediately because #3 engine was running rough. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37974 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | SECTION 8 |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Melzar, Raymond Augustus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schmidtke, George Emory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Kew, John Harry ⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sherriff, Albert Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ronquist, Reuben Jacob⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Walker, Charles Junior⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wilson, Clarence Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Broussard, Joseph Ellis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |