| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑17 | 212 | 681 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| One Marshalling Yard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st CBW C wing on thday's mission. Each squadron was assigned a different marshalling yard, but clouds in the target area altered the plan. All squadrons bombed the lead squadron's assigned visual primary target, releasing bombs on lead by PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Perchik, Simon (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Obermeyer, Robert Henry⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Gabriel, Joseph Albert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Ludvik, Antone Francis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Erich, Milton Benjamin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Laursen, Harold James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Haskell, William Hilton⇗ | 544 | Aborted |