MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑31 | 247 | 772 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Railroad Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division on todays mission. All three squadrons of the 384th Bomb Group formation - 41st Combat Wing B Group - attacked the marshalling yards in Neuss, Germany. Although the weather at the IP was fairly clear, 'Buckeye-Red' advised 10/10ths cloud cover at the target, thus necessitating an instrument assisted bomb run using Gee-H. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Led a normal Gee-H bombing run with the low Squadron releasing on the lead. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8221 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sarto, Joseph Michael⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McClure, Oscar Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | London, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Dobson, Roy E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gibson, Vergil LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dameron, Fred (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |