James William Johnson
Military
Family heirloom. Photo belongs to family.
Object Number - UPL 55650
Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by ME109's and crashed West of Meppen, Germany on the return from a mission to Klein Machow, Berlin on 6-Mar-44 in B-17 42-31194 'Duchess of Dixie'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3084
Awards: AM (5OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800876
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duchess of Dixie
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bearden, TN | 29 March 1924 | Son of Rufus Cornelius and Nell [Bearden] Johnson. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 6 March 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Meppen, Germany | 6 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Klein Machow, Berlin 6-Mar-44; shot down POW MACR 3084 |
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Died |
Chatham County, GA | 1 June 1990 | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | 5 June 1990 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 69 Site 2987 |
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Based |
Knettishall | 6 March 1944 | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3034, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / MACR 3084 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
