| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑17 | 212 | 681 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| One Marshalling Yard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st CBW C wing on thday's mission. Each squadron was assigned a different marshalling yard, but clouds in the target area altered the plan. All squadrons bombed the lead squadron's assigned visual primary target, releasing bombs on lead by PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Orr, James Wallace⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Moon, William Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goode, Joseph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ozyjowski, Eugene (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Reed, Gordon Wilbur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |