| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑12 | 106 | 353 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| First 384th Oil Industry Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing. | |||
| 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 | 42‑37982 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | TREMBLING GREMLIN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Francis, Thomas Rex⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Mahoney, Maurice Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Carlin, Philip Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Bowkley, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Barnum, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brannigan, Allen Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Fiory, William John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Zordel, Wilbur Godfrey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Petrillo, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Palladino, Joseph Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |