SORTIE REPORT #7
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑22 1 65 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30046 546th BK*H MERRIE HELL Kishel, Stanley John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wilson, Clayton R 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Brown, Dewey Carlyle, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Bloesch, Fred Ernest, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Stevens, Herman Daniel 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Des Rochers, John Mowbray 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Long, Vern Porter 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret May, Herbert Ethred 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hook, Jack Franklin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Klein, Ellis Hall 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kendall, George Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
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