| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑27 | 244 | 764 | Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
| Tactical Support For Troops: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division in the lead A Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The lead and low squadrons bombed the primary target. The high squadron attacked the marshalling yards at Koblenz, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. Sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31484 ⇗ | 545th | JD*F | MAIRSY DOATS | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Erickson, Stanley Wallace⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Barrier, Robert Edgar⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Navigator | Stern, Paul Bernard⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Togglier | McCloskey, Arthur Edward⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Hannis, Thomas Richard⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Carriere, Joseph Herley⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Rogerson, Harold William⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Kaloc, Edward Thomas⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chacho, Albert John⇗ | 546 | KIA |