| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑12 | 14 | 81 | Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Many Enemy Fighters: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. The formation was decimated by aborts and losses. Formation problems prevented attack on primary target. Unidentified military installations were bombed leaving primary target area. Heavy fighter attacks occurred for over an hour after the target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
TOO (Visual) Target: Military Installations Type: Military Location: [Unidentified], Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30039 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | LIBERTY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bishop, Charles W⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Bombardier | Yee, Wilbert Y K⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Morton, Cecil Gordon⇗ | 545 | Seriously Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Edman, Bruno Edwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Kalas, Joseph Markus⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Parks, Howard David⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kelly, Leonard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |