Lloyd Earl Johnson
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Lloyd Johnson was Top Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-3330, lost on 14 July 1943 over France. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33212942
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37225023 (and later 16032456)
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083636 and O-670142
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12012450 and O-736542
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18080847
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas, United States | 29 January 1921 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 July 1944 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB (17B) near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945.” | |
|
Died |
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States | 1 February 1987 | |
| Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States | |||
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Buried |
Lloyd Johnson rests at the Evergreen Cemetery in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1965
Contributorbombercommand
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
