| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑25 | 184 | 570 | Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
| Luftwaffe Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission, the high group being supplied by the 303rd BG from Molesworth, Station 107. Visibility was good in the target area, and visual bombing results were excellent. Our lead bombardier, 1st Lt. Robert P. Mechling, finding his assigned aim point obliterated, wisely shifted his sights to the next untouched group of facilities and destroyed them. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead, low group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Reed, William Marcus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Springsted, Donald George⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jacobs, Edward Gregory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Latz, David John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Murphy, William C⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Stephenson, Hilton Hubert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Macuch, Albert Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Weiss, Joseph Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |