SORTIE REPORT #9
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑22 1 65 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Failed To Return
Comments: Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Wilhelminadoorp, The Netherlands. MACR 2165
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑30076 545th JD*V not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Olbinski, Robert James 545 POW
Co-pilot Swift, Harry R 545 POW
Navigator Grandpre, Richard Elias 545 POW
Bombardier Turner, Douglas Haig 545 KIA
Radio Operator Reed, Oliver Eugene 545 POW
Engineer/Top Turret Trickett, Ernest Milton 545 KIA
Ball Turret Werbanec, George Frank 545 POW
Tail Gunner Cooke, Harold Joseph 545 KIA
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Waterman, George W 545 KIA
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Counihan, William Joseph, Jr 545 POW/Wounded
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
MACRMissing Air Crew Report # 2165
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