| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑29 | 167 | 503 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High group, 41st B wing. Landed away at RAF Shrivenham, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), on return for unknown reasons. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Majeske, Charles Paul⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Volpini, Henry Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Keeney, John Gerard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Young, Stanley Harris⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Majeske, Earl Clifford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Meche, Clovis Raoul⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Shuck, Emmett Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Warfield, Euclid Marion⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Steele, Everett Elden, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cox, Gail Byron⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |