SORTIE REPORT #3374
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑25 115 370 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France
Focus on Transportation: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission attacking transportation targets. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to Sarreguemines, and the second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to Blainville-sur-l'Eau. Excellent bombing was possible in the CAVU conditions, and the bombers really hit their targets accurately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41A Group.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Dean, Ralph Merrick, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Moore, Mark (NMI), Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Turner, Ralph Franklin, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Mack, Robert John 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wasserman, Joseph Jacob 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Oehlkers, Walter (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Davis, Lionel Gordon 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cleland, Deston Kenneth 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Sylvester, Carlton John 545 Completed, Uninjured
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