| 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 |
Returned Early Comments: Lead group hot camera ship. Aborted at 1014 hrs near the Rhine River with #1 engine out; attacked unidentified target of opportunity (TOO). |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑38014 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA II | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mohler, John Grigsby⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Erickson, Stanley Wallace⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Proto, Michael John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Griffin, Charles Edward, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Markasky, Albert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Girman, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Pollak, Norman Marcus⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Johnson, Lester Mendle⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Locke, Warren Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |