Ben D Johnston Jr

Military
media-38440.jpeg UPL 38440 First Lieutenant Ben D Johnston Jr,, 357th Fighter Group, 355th Fighter Squadron.

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Object Number - UPL 38440 - First Lieutenant Ben D Johnston Jr,, 357th Fighter Group, 355th Fighter Squadron.

Crashed SE of Brunswick on a bomber support mission on 29 Mar 1944 in P-51B 43-12452. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-22471

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

43-12452

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

29 March 1944
Jacksonville, Florida

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3447, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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