| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑04 | 71 | 247 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Weather Alters Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The Group had difficulty attaining its position in the wing formation because the wing leader used speeds greater than SOP, finally catching up near the Ruhr Valley. With the ground completely obscured by dense cloud cover, the wing commander informed his formation that they would bomb a target of opportunity (TOO), initially thought to be Cologne (Köln), Germany, but later determined to be Bonn. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: In formation at bomb release at 1157 hrs; damaged by flak, crashed 3 km north of Ransart, Belgium. MACR 2740 |
TOO (Visual) Type: Non-Military Location: Bonn, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑32007 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Speck, Harold Truman⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Navigator | Malcolm, George Sawyer⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Togglier | Polito, Michael John⇗ | 545 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Radio Operator | Romano, Vincent Peter⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Butman, Frank Henry⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Orean, Clinton Herman⇗ | 545 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Tail Gunner | Faust, Glenn Millard⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stanley, James Farrell⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mariani, Waldo Francis⇗ | 545 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2740⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1905⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 2113⇗ |