| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑11 | 41 | 151 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
| Emden Hammered: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing for today's mission. Emden was lightly obscured by an ineffective smoke screen, which did little to shield the city from the bombers onslaught. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Barad, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cecil, Boyd Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wismann, William Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Woodall, Arthur James, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Maruszak, Karol Leonard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hotis, Leo Constantine⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McMichael, Marion Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ward, Clarence Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mazewski, Michael Henry, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |