SORTIE REPORT #4381
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑22 144 432 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lille (Fives district), France
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also provided the low group, on this afternoon's mission, the second of the day. The target was a marshalling yard east of Lille in the Fives district. Scattered low clouds challenged the bombardiers' skills, but bombs were dropped with good sighting by the use of visible reference points.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Wing deputy.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107121 546th BK*J KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Widner, Charles William 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Umstattd, James McNutt 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Mickle, Don Albert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bailey, Robert Rex 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schlising, Roger Evan 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Vallone, Frank Philip 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Stephens, Herbert Arthur 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jacobs, Dallas Athel 546 Completed, Uninjured
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