| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑29 | 167 | 503 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Endelicato, Marion (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Thompson, Willard Hayes⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | O'Neill, John P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Matthiesen, Carl Rolf⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bowers, Henry Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Knowles, Ralph Sheridan, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gilmore, James Karry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kennemer, Frank Winifred⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sinski, Ignatius J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |