| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑06‑25 | 2 | 67 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd Bomb Wing, the second of three wings assigned to this mission. Of the 19 aircraft taking off for today's mission, most became lost in rain and heavy clouds and failed to make wing formation. Eight aircraft continued following the 103rd Combat Wing, four bombing the primary target on the Wing Lead, and one bombing a last resort target; 7 crewmembers were KIA, 2 were MIA, and 21 became POW. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Damaged by flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 16378. 1Lt. George Riches posthumously awarded Silver Star (Owens p. 200) |
Primary (Unknown) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30143 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | YANKEE POWERHOUSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Riches, George William⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | McCray, Richard Joseph⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Navigator | Irwin, Donald Jesse⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Bombardier | Derer, Joseph, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Penney, Freeman Seth⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Anderson, Bernard Herman⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Lavoie, Ralph Edmund⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Martin, Stanley Schoffield⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Guy Edwin⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Waller, William Theodore⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇗ |