| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑15 | 211 | 678 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Railroad Hubs Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW A Group on today's mission. Weather was not favorable for visual bombing, so PFF (radar) aiming was used. The lead squadron's bombs fell on the primary target, but the low squadron's bombs fell some distance away, damaging another marshalling yards, which was the secondary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Doran, William Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hassard, Robert Clock⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Trimble, Frederick Cushing⇗ | 545 | Wounded |
| Radio Operator | Reed, Warren Derome⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wright, David D, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |