| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑25 | 274 | 847 | Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| Squadrons Attack Separately: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. The lead squadron encountered equipment problems at the primary target, and elected to attack the secondary target. The high and low squadrons bombed the primary, but the high squadron found it necessary to make two bomb runs. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
PFF Secondary (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ulm, 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 | Hicks, Gerald Warden⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hendricks, Jesse William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Thiefels, Robert James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Gussin, John Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Winner, Charles H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goodman, William Lyle⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Meek, Sherman Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wolcott, Roger (NMI), Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |