| 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 | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hammerstein, Lester Eugene⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Murphy, Edward J⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Gay, Joseph Bates, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Guentzel, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |