| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. Received direct flak burst two minutes after attacking secondary; burst hit behind ball turret and completely disengaged the tail assembly; three chutes observed; crashed near Mühlbach (near Arenburg), Germany; MACR 11248 |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Koblenz, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107083 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | not known | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Horan, William Paul⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Navigator | Dobrow, Martin (NMI)⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Togglier | Melton, Derald William⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Occhino, Anthony A⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ | 547 | MIA |
| Tail Gunner | Manicki, John Robert⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 11248⇗ |