384th 2025 REUNION
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Mission # 237

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 9 December 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
Mission
384th BG Mission Number 237, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 743
Daimler Factory Attacked
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All aircraft bombed the primary target: the lead squadron bombed by Gee-H with visual assist, the High squadron used Gee-H alone, and the Low squadron bombed visually.
Primary Target Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 36
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗
Other Mission Documents 1944-12-09,Group Lead, A. bean, J. Walker⇗

44 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
Unknown[PILOT TBD]Completed MissionThe 384th Bomb Group provided a PFF/Gee-H Navigator to the 388th Bomb Group, who was assigned to the Wing Deputy Lead aircraft: the aircraft and the remainder of the crew were provided by other groups.
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42‑31484⇗Rose, Gerald Dale⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102518.
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42‑32106⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑37822⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑38208⇗Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Warner, Henry L⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back; #1 feathered and #2 prop ran away.
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42‑97150⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Woodworth, John Dempster⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97271⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97320⇗Wyatt, William Glenn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97510⇗Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑97592⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑97960⇗Weideman, Dennis Archie⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑102500⇗Somers, James Lowell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗McLean, William S⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484.
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42‑102661⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑102933⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Spare, Completed MissionLow Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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42‑107083⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37703⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑37717⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑32106.
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43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38016⇗Orr, James Wallace⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship.
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43‑38062⇗Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
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43‑38616⇗Hartness, Joseph George⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy.
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43‑38630⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Spare, Completed MissionLead Squadron flying spare; joined formation, but did not drop bombs, reason unknown.
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43‑38800⇗Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Assumed lead after the lead aaircraft developed engine trouble and cound not keep up with formation.
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43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6109⇗Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6514⇗Chamberlin, Myron⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗Walker, Jay Frank⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. Feathered #3 engine bout 3 minutes after bombs away; relinquished lead to deputy and returned to base alone.
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44‑8008⇗Blankenmeyer, William J⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship.
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44‑8216⇗Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship (no Gee-H Navigator on today's crew). Capt Ulrey intended to release on group lead, but his bombardier 'picked up the target visually, and made a visual run.'
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