| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑11 | 177 | 541 | Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
| More Troop Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Little opposition and good weather conditions permitted each group formation to bomb their assigned targets in the Brest area accurately. Note that each group was assigned a different aiming point for this mission. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low group lead. PFF ship provided by the 379th BG, Kimbolton, AAF Station 117. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑40018 ⇗ | not known (379th BG) | not known | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Fairfield, William Adelbert, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Keate, Richard Clifford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Nelson, Dale Dunlop⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kasmerski, Stephen James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Geriak, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Holland, James Alvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Stimac, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gale, Verlin Clinton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Trumbo, James Donovan⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |