| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑21 | 64 | 228 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
| Big Week: Day Two: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for todays missions. They flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Wing. Finding the primary target covered with clouds, they reversed course and sought targets-of-opportunity through breaks in the clouds. Eventually, a visual attack was made on the city of Lingen, Germany, focused on the marshalling yards and surrounding industrial area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead, lead group. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37848 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | SISSY | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Schock, George William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Garrett, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Herrera, Presciliano Silva⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |