| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑02 | 279 | 859 | Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
| Pressure on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. Alerted to prepare for radar bombing, clouds dissipated near the target permitting all three squadrons to bomb visually, with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38801 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | RUTH |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Turner, Willard Jerome, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, George W, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Naum, Robert Edwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Robinson, Coit McLean, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ruderman, Joshua Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Davenport, Robert Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mollica, John Palmer, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Apedaile, Vernon Bernard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stover, Robert Harry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |