| 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 | Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38062 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | PLEASURE BENT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Moon, William Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Lott, Homer Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dean, Donald Lloyd⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Williams, John Allen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |