| 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: Lead Squadron flying spare. Joined formation (low Squadron). |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38850 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McKone, Joseph F⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Howard K⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dorsey, Albert Leonard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hall, Callie Newton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McKnight, Lyle Orin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |