| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑11 | 209 | 672 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided four squadrons of the 41st CBW C Wing for today's mission. The positions of these squadrons in the formation are not apparent from available documents. Three squadrons attacked the primary, and one squadron (the 'second squadron' according to documents) attacked the secondary target, Railroad Marshalling Yards in Coblenz, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: First Squadron. Knocked down by flak. Hit at 1014 hours in the target area. A direct hit burst in the bomb bay. The entire aircraft became enveloped in flames with the wings observed falling off, then the fuselage broke up at the ball turret and directly behind the pilots seats. The wreckage crashed near Wesseling am Rhein, Germany. MACR 9478. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6149 ⇗ | 547th | SO*U | HOT AFTER IT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Levine, Max (NMI)⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Williams, Jerome LaBau⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Navigator | Yeoman, Dale Cougille⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Togglier | Gilroy, Robert Peter⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Larson, John Charles⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Trlica, George Henry⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Allen, William Wesley⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | MacGregor, Douglas Roy⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevenson, Lloyd Harley⇗ | 547 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 9478⇗ |