SORTIE REPORT #3368
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑25 115 370 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France
Focus on Transportation: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission attacking transportation targets. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to Sarreguemines, and the second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to Blainville-sur-l'Eau. Excellent bombing was possible in the CAVU conditions, and the bombers really hit their targets accurately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41A Group Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31484 ⇗ 545th JD*F MAIRSY DOATS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Parks, Oattis Elwyn⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kane, William Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Perrone, Michael J⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Holland, James Alvin⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Zelazoski, Bernard Leo⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Morris, Gordon (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gale, Verlin Clinton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Trumbo, James Donovan⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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