John R Johnson
Military
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UPL 43632
B-17 42-31035 'Hang The Expense' with Frank Valesh crew and groundcrew.
Rear L-R: T/Sgt John Mytko, 2Lt John R. Johnson, 2Lt Frank E. Valesh, 2Lt Maurice Zetlan, 2Lt John E. Booth, S/Sgt Paul J. Carbone, Sherman M. Nelson.
Front L-R: Nels O. Davidson, Unkn, Unkn, S/Sgt Roy Urich, S/Sgt Herschel H. Broyles, J.C. Sambrailo, Cpl Ernest m. Jordon, M/Sgt Harold C. Wildrick.
Rear L-R: T/Sgt John Mytko, 2Lt John R. Johnson, 2Lt Frank E. Valesh, 2Lt Maurice Zetlan, 2Lt John E. Booth, S/Sgt Paul J. Carbone, Sherman M. Nelson.
Front L-R: Nels O. Davidson, Unkn, Unkn, S/Sgt Roy Urich, S/Sgt Herschel H. Broyles, J.C. Sambrailo, Cpl Ernest m. Jordon, M/Sgt Harold C. Wildrick.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Frank Valesh crew. After mission on 24-Jan-44 in B-17G 42-39867 'Hang the Expense'; landed at RAF Eastchurch, Kent with extensive flak damage to the tail. RTD.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME (6 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: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17062813 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hang the Expense II, Boeing Belle
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Columbus, Ohio | 19 July 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 24 March 1942 | Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces