| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑31 | 247 | 772 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
| Railroad Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division on todays mission. All three squadrons of the 384th Bomb Group formation - 41st Combat Wing B Group - attacked the marshalling yards in Neuss, Germany. Although the weather at the IP was fairly clear, 'Buckeye-Red' advised 10/10ths cloud cover at the target, thus necessitating an instrument assisted bomb run using Gee-H. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| 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 | Bean, Donald Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Smith, Jack M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McCaine, Jack Mezick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jones, Albert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Frazier, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Nastick, Henry Pete⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gordon, Omar Leslie, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casper, Delmar Rulon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Steinberg, William Herman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |