| 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. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McLean, William S⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, Jack L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Todd, Joseph W⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Friend, Lynn Merle⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Holzbaur, Richard C⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Loader, Kenneth Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brooks, Donald Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |