| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑27 | 244 | 764 | Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
| Tactical Support For Troops: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division in the lead A Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The lead and low squadrons bombed the primary target. The high squadron attacked the marshalling yards at Koblenz, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. Turned over lead of Squadron to deputy at the IP for a Gee-H run. The Gee-H failed about 2/3 of the way to the target and Parker resumed the lead and attempted to complete the attack visually, but was unable to. They then attempted to complete a second run visually, which was unsuccessful because conditions prevented identification of the target, so they moved on to the secondary, using PFF with visual assist. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Koblenz, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Y | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Parker, George Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Keller, Marion Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McCaine, Jack Mezick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Webb, John Clyde⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Stamm, Hiram Walton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |