| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑23 | 80 | 275 | Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
| Targets of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations in the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-three aircraft formed the lead group of the Wing, under the command of Brigadier General Robert Travis, and six aircraft formed the lead squadron of the composite high group. Weather conditions prevented the Wing from attacking the primary or secondary targets, leading to the selection of targets of opportunity (TOO) for bombing (different TOO for each of the two 384th formations). | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37885. Lead Squadron, composite high group. Turned back at 0918 hrs because both inboard engines were pulling over 30 inches and running very rough; aircraft could not stay in formation. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37789 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | THE LOOSE GOOSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clayton, John Earl⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Grauer, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Patterson, James Redmond⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Cameron, Francis Raymond⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Boydston, Elmer Dean⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗ | 544 | Aborted |