| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑06‑22 | 1 | 65 | Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
| First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Wilhelminadoorp, The Netherlands. MACR 2165 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30076 ⇗ | 545th | JD*V | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Olbinski, Robert James⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Swift, Harry R⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Navigator | Grandpre, Richard Elias⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Bombardier | Turner, Douglas Haig⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Reed, Oliver Eugene⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Trickett, Ernest Milton⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Werbanec, George Frank⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Cooke, Harold Joseph⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Waterman, George W⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Counihan, William Joseph, Jr⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2165⇗ |