Lester L Johnson
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical failure on Linz mission 25-Nov-44; crashed Iesi due to ground haze and late lighting of flare path; Survived crash MACR 7536. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Crash Landing |
Iesi, Italy | 25 November 1944 | Suffered mechanical failure on Linz mission 25-Nov-44; crashed Iesi due to ground haze and late lighting of flare path; Survived crash MACR 7536. Returned to Duty (RTD) |
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Born |
Sedgwick County, KS | ||
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Based |
Lucera | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
| El Dorado, KS |