| 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 | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Riches, George William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | McCray, Richard Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Irwin, Donald Jesse⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Boomhower, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Penney, Freeman Seth⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Anderson, Bernard Herman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Guy Edwin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lavoie, Ralph Edmund⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Waller, William Theodore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, Stanley Schoffield⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |