SORTIE REPORT #8554
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 deputy.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38673 545th JD*L not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Doran, William Elmer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Mohr, James Henry 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rubin, Frederic Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Kell, Howard Wilbur 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Howe, Vernon Bullock 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schoebel, John Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lewis, David Bradford 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Van Britson, Raymond Jules 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Guy, Roderick Melbourne 545 Completed, Uninjured
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