Donald G Johnson

Military

Pilot B-24 42-23795 'Sneezy' flew on the 1-Aug-43 low level Ploesti mission. Returned safely to Libya.



Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23795

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Julie Sneezy
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron 345th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 13 August 1941 Place of enlistment Cleveland, Ohio.

Other

Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Flew on the 1-Aug-43 low level Ploesti mission. Returned safely to Libya.

Born

Summit County, OH

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NARA verified awards, ASN upon entry and date of entry.

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Earned DFC for 1 Aug 1943 raid on Ploesti.

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