| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑05 | 50 | 176 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Smokescreen Not Effective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was CAVU, and a defensive smokescreen failed to hide the target, permitting a successful visual attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31045 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Maahs, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kobes, Eugene Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Barber, Ruffin Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Blocksidge, Charles Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | O'Cain, Billy Eklund⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Reedy, Delbert Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Smith, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bratko, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rubinson, Harold David⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |