Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
Combat History of the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in WWII
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Mission Date | 13 December 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 42, VIII BC Mission Number 154
Maximum Effort The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's mission. The A Task Group was the lead group of the 41st Combat Wing, and the B Task Group was the low group of the same Wing. Both groups bombed the primary target using PFF aiming.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (PFF) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 34 Returned Early - 2 Aborted - 4 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑24525⇗ | Jeter, Sydney Ryland⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 41‑24560⇗ | Larsen, Jack Kirby⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 41‑24578⇗ | Martin, Rudolph Alfred⇗ | Returned Early | Lead group, high Squadron deputy. Turned back ten minutes from target with bad supercharger on #2 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3051⇗ | Rinne, Austin Dean⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Lead group. Aborted with loss of oil pressure in #2 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3087⇗ | Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3218⇗ | Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3259⇗ | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group, low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3429⇗ | Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3441⇗ | Price, William Merriman⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group, high Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3491⇗ | [482nd BG Pilot] | Completed Mission | Wing lead: Lt. Col. Eugene Romig (351st BG) Flight Leader, with former 384th pilot Lecates. PFF ship and personnel not identified were provided by the 482nd BG at Alconbury. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5404⇗ | Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group, high Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5444⇗ | Thompson, Siguard (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group, high Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5838⇗ | Merritt, James Melvin⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29529⇗ | Poole, George Irvin⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. Crash landed in a field near the base due to low fuel. Two crewmembers injured, others safe. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29554⇗ | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29632⇗ | Ashcraft, Archie Bertis⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29688⇗ | McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29703⇗ | Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29723⇗ | Rich, John (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29733⇗ | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group.
FLIGHT TIME 5:30 SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29828⇗ | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29927⇗ | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group, low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29935⇗ | Markow, Henry Victor⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. One bomb hung; jettisoned in North Sea. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑30731⇗ | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | Completed Mission | Wing deputy. PFF ship provided by 482nd BG, Alconbury, manned by 384th crew. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31045⇗ | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31073⇗ | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Lead group. Aborted with #2 and #4 engines running rough. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31222⇗ | Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ | Returned Early | Lead group. Aborted with loss of oil pressure in #2 engine. Attacked Wittmund, Germany, as a Target Of Opportunity (TOO). Geographic location given is closer to Neßmersiel than Wittmund. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31274⇗ | Gilmore, William Featherston⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37758⇗ | Jones, William Arch⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Wolf, Richard Vance⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37785⇗ | Allison, Earl Thomas⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low group. Aborted with low oil pressure in #2 engine, and engine on fire. Jettisoned bombs in North Sea and landed away at Attlebridge. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37793⇗ | DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37801⇗ | Kaczaraba, William (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group, low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37816⇗ | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group, low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37848⇗ | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37885⇗ | Penney, Comus Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37924⇗ | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | Completed Mission | Lead group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39784⇗ | Covington, Royston Truitt⇗ | Completed Mission | Low group. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Low group. Aborted with generator trouble. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |