| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑04 | 235 | 736 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
| Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Each squadron bombed independently on the initial bomb run, the high squadron bombing a little later than the lead and low. As a result, they returned on the briefed route as an individual squadron. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron flying spare; returned to base with #4 engine feathered. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97309 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Martin, Robert B⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Niemiec, Leonard Roy⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Casteel, Raleigh James⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Reed, Warren Derome⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Wright, David Dobali, Jr⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |