| 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 |
Completed Mission Comments: Fourth Squadron lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Henderson, William Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bean, Arthur E, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pommer, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Smith, George Kitchen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Neyer, Ralph Richard⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rodgers, William Mack⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Maddock, Walter James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Austin, Ralph Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |