| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑01 | 248 | 774 | Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and crash-landed near Okegem, Belgium, with battle damage. Seven crewmembers had bailed out and the pilot and co-pilot landed the aircraft in a field. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wetzlar, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102500 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | not known | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Kloss, Stanley Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Zimmerman, John Hubert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Schumer, Gerald (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Radio Operator | Cawthon, William Hilton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plont, George John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |