| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑30 | 56 | 200 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
| Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing A Wing on today's mission. The target was attacked by PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low group high Squadron. Last seen at 1146 hrs, six minutes before the IP, being attacked by FW 190s and began falling away from the formation where he burst into flames, but continued on and dropped bombs on target; three chutes seen to emerge; crashed near Oberkirchen, Germany. Casualties buried in Meinsen. MACR 2263 |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5444 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | WE DOOD IT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Nelson, Francis Page, Jr⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Navigator | Canziani, Arthur Leonard⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Bombardier | Seibel, James Edward⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Davis, Edward Douglas⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bartholomew, Everett Laverne⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Ralph, Robert Edward⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Grimes, Robert Albert⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bishop, J T (IO)⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Vezina, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2263⇗ |