| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑31 | 301 | 920 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
| Division Bombs Tertiary Target: Due to adverse weather conditions, Division ordered our formations to bomb the tertiary target. Leaving the target area as briefed, they encountered the 3rd division making a bomb run on Merseburg, but avoided mishap. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron lead. |
Tertiary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Halle, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Thacker, Robert Eli⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Funk, Donald Olsen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Keyser, William Ross, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nelson, Marion A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Huff, Charles Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-03-31, Low Squadron Lead, R. Thacker, D. Funk |