| 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 | 42‑31222 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | LAZY DAISY | Flynn, James Francis |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Brown, Oakley Wayne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |