Richard F Johnson

Military

Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #425810 over Germany and crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW



Heligoland (Kiel) U-Boat pens mission July 29, 1943 Prisoner of War (POW)



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 July 1943

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Sources

379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 270 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1363 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database