| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑31 | 19 | 88 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5843 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | BLACK GHOST |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Merle (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Eudey, William (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Givens, Paul Steurer⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Perkins, Asbury Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McLain, Willard Douglas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gase, Albert Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dacus, Judson Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Westfall , Alfred Rensselaer⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |