| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑18 | 240 | 754 | Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany |
| Weather Challenges The Plan: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds to above 29,500 feet, and an inoperative Gee-H ground station, forced the Group to bypass the primary target and attack the PFF secondary. Air traffic conflict forced the Group to do a 360° turn at the IP. A technical failure on the bomb run forced the high group to go around on a second run, which was accomplished successfully. The Group could not reassemble after bombing because of the weather conditions, so all squadrons returned to base separately. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Coblenz, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hammerstein, Lester Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Murphy, Edward J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gay, Joseph Bates, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Guentzel, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |