| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑22 | 144 | 432 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
| Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also provided the low group, on this afternoon's mission, the second of the day. The target was a marshalling yard east of Lille in the Fives district. Scattered low clouds challenged the bombardiers' skills, but bombs were dropped with good sighting by the use of visible reference points. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Spiers, Paul Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Radakovitz, Herman Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Balvin, William August⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Rockdaschel, Robert Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Perry, Gilbert Franklin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Butcher, Buford Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Frederickson, Ralph Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chernack, Abe (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |