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 |