| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑08 | 189 | 611 | Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Target Visible at Last Minute: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing C Wing. There were broken clouds near the target area but, at the last minute, sufficient clear areas opened allowing the Norden bombsight to be used. The primary target was bombed using visual sighting, with good results. | |||
| 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 | 42‑97521 ⇗ | 545th | JD*H | THE SAINT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Chadwick, James Woodrow⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Grantham, Edgar Harry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | White, Leslie Comer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Verbryke, Robert Merrill⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Mulvey, Lawrence Vernon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brown, Virgil Darrah⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Schoonover, Henry Kermit⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Klumpp, Kenneth Bernard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Merfeld, Louis Leonard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |