| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑04 | 125 | 389 | Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France |
| Tactical Targets Again: The 41st Combat Bombardment Wing contributed three two-group wings for today's mission. The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41B Wing, in the Wing's Lead and Low Group positions. The Eighth Air Force continued the pressure on enemy ground forces ahead of the invasion with this attack on prepared artillery emplacements. | |||
| 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 | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Dean, Ralph Merrick, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Swan, John Loyal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Turner, Ralph Franklin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gay, Harry Franklyn⇗ | 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 | Wiley, Roger Carroll⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sylvester, Carlton John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |