| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑01 | 248 | 774 | Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wetzlar, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Peterson, Calvin James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bierman, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Means, Bert George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Reed, Warren Derome⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wright, David Dobali, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mutchler, James Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |