James H Johnson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Frank E. Wolf Crew/B.B. Skaggs Crew
466th BG - 785th and 786th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Kenneth C. Trescott (LWG), Carrol H. Lawrence (R/O), Loren D. Caskey (RWG), Vernon L. Zoff (TG), Eugene A. Lang (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank E. Wolf (P), James H. Johnson (CP), Joseph H. Mollengraft (B), Herbert S. Cox (FE)
It appears that Wolf never lead this crew into combat. B.B. Skaggs took over the crew as pilot and Marney Mason took over as co-pilot. The crew with Skaggs and Mason in the cockpit were shot down on their 2nd mission, 11 April 1944. Herbert Cox was the only man to survive the shoot down. He was made P.O.W. The original co-pilot, James H. Johnson was KIA exactly one month later when he was shot down the John C. MacDonald Crew (Crew #519) exactly one month later on 11 May 1944. Frank Wolf was returned to flying status and led crew #548 for 27 missions from August 1944 to January 1945.
466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 17426 - Crew #512/620 Frank E. Wolf Crew/B.B. Skaggs Crew 466th BG - 785th and 786th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Kenneth C. Trescott (LWG),...
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-526631
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806025
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Merchant of Venice
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in action |
France | 12 May 1944 | The MacDonald Crew went missing somewhere between Epinal, France and Switzerland. They had been damaged by flak and were seen dropping behind the formation. A radio transmission indicated they were going to try for Switzerland. They didn't make it. |
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Born |
San Francisco, CA, USA | ||
| San Francisco, CA, USA | 1132 Munich Street | ||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4802
