| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑18 | 76 | 264 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
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Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations for today's mission. A group size formation led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, while a squadron size formation led the high composite group of the same wing. All targets were attacked by visual means.
Five aircraft of High Composite Group, led by Capt J M Merritt, bombed an airfield in the vicinity of Memmingen, Germany as a Last Resort Target: they were unable to drop on the primary target because another formation was below them. |
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| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron, high composite group. |
Last Resort Target Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Memmingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37982 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | TREMBLING GREMLIN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clayton, John Earl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Corpening, Robert Clark⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Purdy, Alan Bradford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Cameron, Francis Raymond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Boydston, Elmer Dean⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |