| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑31 | 247 | 772 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
| Railroad Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division on todays mission. All three squadrons of the 384th Bomb Group formation - 41st Combat Wing B Group - attacked the marshalling yards in Neuss, Germany. Although the weather at the IP was fairly clear, 'Buckeye-Red' advised 10/10ths cloud cover at the target, thus necessitating an instrument assisted bomb run using Gee-H. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back; took off late, unable to find formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102620 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | DE RUMBLE IZER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Clyde, Edward Calvin, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Dickinson, Ezra Roger⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Bentley, William Lincoln⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | DeCrappeo, Salvatore Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Biera, Manuel Antonio⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Blanford, Glenn Ora⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Cato, William H⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | MacMillan, Chester Abram⇗ | 544 | Aborted |