SORTIE REPORT #4405
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 42‑37974 544th SU*M SECTION 8
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Anderson, Earl Overlade, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Shreve, Walter Eugene, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Pratt, Frederick Willis, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Warren, Lawrence Chester 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sherman, John Dewey 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lloyd, Wilmer Leroy 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Noland, Neal William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hinshaw, Glenn Samuel 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner O'Leary, William Louis 545 Completed, Uninjured
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