| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑23 | 242 | 757 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
| Primary Target Attacked: A normal Gee-H run was started from the IP, but before bombs away, the bombardier picked up the target visually and released bombs on the primary target. On arriving back at Grafton Underwood, bad weather forced diversion of most aircraft to other airfields. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Ridgewell due to weather. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38801 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | RUTH |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wyatt, William Glenn⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Laney, John Neal⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cochran, John Edward, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Decker, Floyd Virgil⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Richardson, William Harrison⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Galetto, Anthony J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |