SORTIE REPORT #11163
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑14 310 948 Target: Gun Battery
Type: Military
Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France
Primary Target Clobbered: Weather at target was clear with about 2/10ths scattered clouds. Lead squadron bombed on a second run; high and low squadrons bombed on their first runs, and returned to base without waiting for lead squadron.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: S/Sgt White's position on this sortie is uncertain due to conflicts in mission records.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8608 544th SU*B not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Moorhead, Harris Leroy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Montague, Jack Dean 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Bauer, Frank Martin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Highley, Derek Rowland 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Frenz, Lawrence Philip 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gazaway, Otto Wayne 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Westling, Robert Arnold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cruggs, Merlin Westley 544 Completed, Uninjured
Uncertain White, Donald Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
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