| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑10 | 254 | 789 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
| Two Marshalling Yards Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. As the result of the loss of the group leader, as well as multiple equipment failures, portions of the group attacked the primary and secondary targets: low squadron attacked the primary, high squadron attacked the secondary on the first run, and the lead squadron attacked the secondary on the second run. All attacks were visual. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757. Left formation after target; force-landed on the Continent; aircraft salvaged. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97150 ⇗ | 547th | SO*F | SILVER QUEEN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Buswell, Richard Grant⇗ | 547 | Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Huff, Charles Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Zimmerman, John Hubert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Berry, Ivan Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Munro, William David⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Squier, Vanny DeForest⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Horan, Albert Sherwood⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | King, Carleton William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gardner, Vernon Percy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |