| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑19 | 109 | 358 | Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Weather Causes Confusion: The 38th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and, in addition, provided the Low Group of that wing, on today's mission. Heavy but partially broken clouds over Berlin led to the Lead Group bombing a target of opportunity by visual aiming, while the Low Group bombed the primary target using PFF of another group. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Group Deputy. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Barber, Ruffin Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Zeininger, Charles Russell, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |