| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑13 | 194 | 628 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| The 'Oil Campaign' Continues: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission, supplying all planes and crews, except for the high section of the high group which was filled by three aircraft from the 303rd BG. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Lead group flying spare; filled in #3 position in high section of high group for an aborted 303BG aircraft. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Rose, Gerald Dale⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Simpson, Hubert Daniel, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Hall, Horace Homer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Covell, Charles Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hornack, William Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Ketchledge, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Bridget, John Harold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hatfield, Lowell Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |