| 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 lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97824 ⇗ | 544th | SU*U | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Smith, Dale Orville⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | June, Glenn Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jackson, William McClean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Martin-Vegue, James Raymond⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Baggs, Joseph William⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cicci, Joseph Leonard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Matthiesen, Carl Rolf⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hansen, Svend Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Aplin, William Carlton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Rabby, Carlos James, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dillon, Howard Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-06-22, Wing Lead, D. Smith, G. Junes |