| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑10 | 254 | 789 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
| Two Marshalling Yards Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. As the result of the loss of the group leader, as well as multiple equipment failures, portions of the group attacked the primary and secondary targets: low squadron attacked the primary, high squadron attacked the secondary on the first run, and the lead squadron attacked the secondary on the second run. All attacks were visual. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron deputy. Crash-landed at RAF Manston, Kent, upon return. Crew OK, but aircraft was salvaged. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38616 ⇗ | 546th | BK*K | not known | Pierce, Howard Bundy |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McLean, William S⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, Jack L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hance, Horace (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Chadwick, Ronald H⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Holzbaur, Richard C⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Loader, Kenneth Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Friend, Lynn Merle⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |