| 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: Co-pilot's oxygen regulator failed. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Eakin, Otho Mitchell, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Saylor, Sam (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | DePriest, James Bryant⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ginsburg, Norman L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | O'Toole, William Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Pritchard, Raymond Paul⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Steed, Robert Lynn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sheehy, Frederick Biser⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |