| 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: Group lead. Bombed primary on wing lead. Lost altitude near coast of England, one engine out and another smoking; cr Smallbroek, The Netherlands. MACR 16357 Maj. Selden Longley McMillin was awarded the Silver Star for this action (Owens p. 197). |
Primary (Unknown) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5850 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McMillin, Selden Longley⇗ | GpHQ | POW |
| Co-pilot | Smith, James William⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Navigator | Foister, James Homer⇗ | GpHQ | POW |
| Bombardier | Meyers, Francis Joseph, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Reichwein, John Joseph⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Buckley, Robert H⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Jones, Lynn Tilton⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Nelson, Arthur Warren⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pratt, David Allan⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | MacArthur, Stanley William⇗ | 547 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 16357⇗ |