| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑12 | 106 | 353 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| First 384th Oil Industry Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102617 ⇗ | 544th | SU*T | DEVIL'S BRAT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | James, Robert Huey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Yount, Donald Laverne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bronstein, David (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Watson, Gavin (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Brown, Joe Erwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shay, James William, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Herman Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Crofford, Milton (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sarver, Harold Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cassidy, Michael Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |