| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑11 | 177 | 541 | Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
| More Troop Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Little opposition and good weather conditions permitted each group formation to bomb their assigned targets in the Brest area accurately. Note that each group was assigned a different aiming point for this mission. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High section lead, high group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98000 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | FIGHTIN' HEBE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Freiman, Peter Paul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Watson, Gavin (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Latz, David John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gore, Oscar Nathan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Grindell, Robert Dennis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Nielsen, Erling (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |