| 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 Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97204. Took off late due to mechanical difficulty in assigned aircraft; joined 94th BG and bombed their primary target. |
Other (Unknown) None Non-combat sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37776 ⇗ | 546th | BK*R | LADY DREW | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Rooker, Billy Roy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cohen, Joseph Meyer⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Bryan, Morris Irving⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Krieger, Louis (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Youry, Burson Harris⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Jack Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Berger, Robert Jeane⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Weaver, Jack Beverly⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stynchula, Frank Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |