| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑11 | 238 | 746 | Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Rhine Bridge(s) Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew four squadrons on today's mission. Three squadrons comprised the 41st Combat Wing B Group, and the remaining squadron flew in the low position of the 41st D Group. The target for all was a bridge (or adjacent bridges) for road and rail traffic across the Rhine River linking Mannheim with Ludwigshafen. The B Group lead and low squadrons bombed by PFF, while the B Group high squadron, and the low squadron of the D Group bombed by Gee-H. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead D Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Because the group leader did not climb over clouds at French coast, this Squadron continued on its own to the IP and target, attacking by Gee-H. |
Primary (GH) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8221 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Parker, George Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Keller, Marion Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McCaine, Jack Mezick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Soto, Roman Serrano⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Stamm, Hiram Walton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |