William E Johnston
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
FLYING JENNY
Overseas original complement.
MIA 30 July 1943 ; photo c. 7 Jul 1943.
Object Number - UPL 38347 - 42-5829 B-17F-VE 379th BG FLYING JENNY Overseas original complement. MIA 30 July 1943 ; photo c. 7 Jul 1943.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Liege, Belgium. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1361
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19059415 / O-731871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gay Cabelleros
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Better Half aka Flying Jenny
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jackson, Tennessee, USA | 18 June 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 19 December 1941 | Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
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Died |
Liege, Belgium | 30 July 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Liege, Belgium. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1361 |
|
Based |
Kimbolton | 30 July 1943 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Antwerp, Belgium | Interred Antwerp cemetery. | |
|
Buried |
Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium Plot A, Row 13, Grave 5 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1361 / MACR 1361; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database