Lee G Johnson

Military

Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 42-52763 'Blow Job'. Prisoner of War.

POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52763

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Blow Job
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

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Prisoner of War

France 11 May 1944 - 30 May 1945

Born

Riverside, California, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4783 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/LeeJohnson.shtml