| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑24 | 145 | 438 | Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
| Oil Pressure Continues: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the A and B 41st Combat Bombardment Wings on today's mission. The PFF equipment on the lead ship of the high group in the A wing failed prior to the I.P., but that group was able to bomb when the wing leader released his bombs. The high group of the B wing did not have this problem, and was able to drop the bombs using its own PFF equipment in the group lead aircraft. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Melzar, Raymond Augustus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Teehan, John Francis⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Schmitzer, William James⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Ross, Ralph Kessler⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Sherriff, Albert Keith⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ronquist, Reuben Jacob⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Walker, Charles Junior⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Wilson, Clarence Eugene⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Broussard, Joseph Ellis⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |