2021 REUNION
OGDEN, UTAH
6-10 OCTOBER 2021

Mission # 237

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 9 December 1944
384th Mission
Mission Number 237
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Mission Comments Daimler Factory Attacked
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
Aborted - 1
Scrubbed - 2
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 3
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

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 ⇗AbortedTurned 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,
Unused		Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
42‑97960⇗Weideman, Dennis Archer ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		High 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]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484.
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42‑102661⇗Galiano, Joe V ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron hot camera ship.
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42‑102933⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		Low 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]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑32106.
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43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph D ⇗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, Frederick Clay ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Herring, Harold F ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Klatt, Merton Dale ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		Lead 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 M ⇗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 F ⇗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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