| 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 deputy. Assumed lead at IP for Gee-H bomb run, but equipment failed 2/3 of the way to the target; relinquished lead to Squadron leader. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Koblenz, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38262 ⇗ | 547th | SO*H | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Shelley, John Keith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Huff, Charles Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Monaco, Armand Michael⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Fisher, Earl Wellington, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Korabiak, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Ott, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Grubbs, Wilmer Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |