Sortie Report#: 0015

Mission Data:
Date 34th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 34th Primary Target
July 27, 1944 44 498 Brussels, Ghent
Second mission of the day. 36 planes were dispatched. 21 planes dropped 58 tons on the primary target, 12 planes dropped 36 tons on the secondary target, and 3 failed to bomb. 36 Credit Sorties. Upon return one B-24 exploded and crashed at Hadlow. On this mission, 5 crewmembers were listed as wounded in action.
Sortie Data:
Combat CreditStatusTarget Attacked (Mode)
Yes Mission Completed Primary (Visual)
Sortie Aircraft Data:
TypeSerial NumberSquadronSQ CodeName
B-24J 44-40463 4 D/A
Sortie Crew Data:
PositionCrew MemberUnitStatus
Pilot Orson A. Israelsen 4th Completed
Co-Pilot Wilmer J. Dreher 4th Completed
Navigator Charles W. Kleinfall 4th Completed
Bombardier Seamans J. Jones 4th Completed
Radio Operator Buskirk William. Van 4th Completed
Engineer/Top Turret Clarence J. Markham 4th Completed
Gunner (Ball Turret) William Abraham 4th Completed
Gunner (Tail) Charles E. Barclay 4th Completed
Gunner (Waist/Flexible) David L. Ashley 4th Completed
CmdP Charles Cook 4th Completed
SqdN James R. Reed Jr. 4th Completed
TG Clark W. Sayle Completed