| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑17 | 313 | 957 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
| Transportation Attacked Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate visual aiming, which produced excellent bombing results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8007 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Z | SCREAMING EAGLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Welsh, James H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kettler, Edgar Frederick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Clark, Alen H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wehe, Robert Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |