| Mission Date | 2 December 1944 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 234, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 734
Transportation Targeted The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division on today's mission. All squadrons attacked the primary target, but the high squadron leader decided not to release on the first bomb run due to uncertainty of the position of other squadrons at lower altitudes. A second run was made and bombs were released, following which the high group returned home alone.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Gee-H) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3 Flight Completed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Scrubbed - 1 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑31484⇗ | DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑32106⇗ | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | Completed Mission | Did not release bombs on target, due to 'personnel failure' (according to lead bombardier's report). SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37788⇗ | Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37822⇗ | Freiman, Peter Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Majeske, Charles Paul⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97150⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗ | Completed Mission | Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97251⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97320⇗ | Wyatt, William Glenn⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107148. High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97824⇗ | Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Unable to determine if any aircraft were below his Squadron on the first bomb run, he elected to make a second run, which was successful. This meant the Squadron had to return to base without the protection of the bomber stream. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97960⇗ | Abbott, William H⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97986⇗ | Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑98000⇗ | Warner, Henry L⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102430⇗ | O'Donnell, Phillip John⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Orr, James Wallace⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102501⇗ | McLean, William S⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Rose, Gerald Dale⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102933⇗ | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107121⇗ | Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107148⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97510. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | Fahr, John (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37843⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38016⇗ | Gabel, Raymond John⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38262⇗ | Bills, Edgar L⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38616⇗ | Duesler, Donald Barton⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38630⇗ | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38721⇗ | Abbott, Edward William⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38747⇗ | Mohler, John Grigsby⇗ | Completed Mission | Division deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38750⇗ | McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38757⇗ | Klatt, Merton Dale⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38801⇗ | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Brookshire, James D⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead Squadron hot camera ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6592⇗ | Woodworth, John Dempster⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8007⇗ | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8221⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft. |
| 44‑8430⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |