| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑21 | 163 | 486 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
| Ludwigshfen Industries Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission, except for the high section of the high group which was made up of three aircraft from the 303rd BG at Molesworth, Station 107. The wing leader decided to bypass the primary target when he found it unsuitable for visual bombing. He opted to attack the PFF secondary, an industrial district that was better-suited to PFF attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High section lead, lead group. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Melzar, Raymond Augustus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Toler, Harold Morton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Borgia, Joseph Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Fitzgerald, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | McGill, Thomas Francis, Jr⇗ | 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 |