| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑31 | 19 | 88 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back; couldn't keep up with formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29651 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | STELLA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Curtin, John Quinn⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Seibel, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Cloud, Doy Jennings⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goetz, Jack Keith⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Gorham, Donald Frederick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Compton, Robert Lewis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gregori, Aldo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wager, Lawrence Holmes⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Observer | Mazer, Nathan Herschel⇗ | 544 | Aborted |