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 |