Mission # 238

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 11 December 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 238, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 746
Rhine Bridge(s) Targeted
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew four squadrons on today's mission. Three squadrons comprised the 41st Combat Wing B Group, and the remaining squadron flew in the low position of the 41st D Group. The target for all was a bridge (or adjacent bridges) for road and rail traffic across the Rhine River linking Mannheim with Ludwigshafen. The B Group lead and low squadrons bombed by PFF, while the B Group high squadron, and the low squadron of the D Group bombed by Gee-H.
Primary Target Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (PFF)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 45
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 3
Scrubbed - 2
Aborted - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

52 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
42‑31484⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251.
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42‑37788⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑37822⇗DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97150⇗Jackson, Oakley Homer⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Low Squadron, D Group. Hot camera ship. Turned back at 1104 hrs due to #4 engine failure
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42‑97251⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31484.
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42‑97263⇗Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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42‑97271⇗Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107148.
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42‑97824⇗Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy, B Group. Gee-H ship.
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42‑97960⇗Woodworth, John Dempster⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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42‑98000⇗Kramer, William Leo⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Milligan, George Robert⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron, B Group, Hot camera ship.
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42‑102459⇗Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship.
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42‑102500⇗Somers, James Lowell⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B Group.
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42‑102501⇗McLean, William S⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Rex, Kenneth Monroe⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship.
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42‑102620⇗McKone, Joseph Francis⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Freiman, Peter Paul⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102933⇗Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107083⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑107125⇗[Non-384th Pilot]Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Loaned to the 381st BG for today's mission. Manned by 381st personnel, except as noted on the Sortie Report.
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42‑107148⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑97309.
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43‑37703⇗Van Pelt, Charles A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Starr, William George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Brown, Bert Oliver⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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43‑37917⇗Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Wismer, Richard Glen⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, B Group.
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43‑38501⇗Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship.
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43‑38548⇗Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38616⇗Walker, Jay Frank⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy, B Group. Hot camera ship.
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43‑38630⇗Rowe, George B⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy, D Group. Hot camera ship.
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43‑38673⇗Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Herring, Harold F⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Holmes, George W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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43‑38757⇗Klatt, Merton Dale⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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43‑38800⇗Abbott, William H⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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43‑38801⇗Gilmore, James Robson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, John (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38850⇗Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38927⇗Ultcht, John Preston⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6105⇗Weideman, Dennis Archie⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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44‑6109⇗Touton, William Frank⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship.
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44‑6476⇗Rummel, Brian Dunn⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B Group.
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44‑6592⇗Molder, Charles Richard⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron, D Group.
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44‑8007⇗Herzog, John Henry⇗Completed MissionGroup lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Dropped bombs using PFF.
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44‑8008⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, UnusedLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft.
44‑8211⇗Martin, Donald Francis⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Released bombs on group leader.
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44‑8216⇗Ellis, Harold Richard⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead, B Group. PFF and Gee-H ship. Bombed independently using Gee-H.
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44‑8221⇗Parker, George Frederick⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead D Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Because the group leader did not climb over clouds at French coast, this Squadron continued on its own to the IP and target, attacking by Gee-H.
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44‑8421⇗Brookshire, James D⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron, B Group.
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