Johnnie Rowell Bryant
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Vernon R. Smith, George A. Dickerson, Calvin F. Ford, Robert L. Greenhaigh
Back row: L to R, Walter D. Johnson, David C. Sharman, Joseph Lemischak, Howard D Hinman, Johnie B. Bryant, Quentin E. Freed
VIA MIKE STRICKLER GRANDSON OF VERNON SMITH
Object Number - UPL 36173 - Front row: L to R Vernon R. Smith, George A. Dickerson, Calvin F. Ford, Robert L. Greenhaigh Back row: L to R, Walter D. Johnson, David C. Sharman,...
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-5407 'Fightin' Pappy'. Killed in Action.
Awards: PH.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin' Pappy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Grand Saline, Texas | 8 March 1913 | BornGrand Saline, Texas |
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Enlisted |
Houston, Texas | 12 August 1942 | EnlistedHouston, Texas |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kalifornien, near Schonberg | 9 October 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Kalifornien, near Schonberg |
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Buried |
Woodside Cemetery Grand Saline, Texas | 1 May 1949 | Re-InterredWoodside CemeteryGrand Saline, Texas |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1354; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 282
