Elmer D Johnson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97501. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4253
Mission Tally: Warnemunde 9-Apr-44, Arnimswalde, Augsburg, Brunswick, Maldagem, Pas de Calais France (NoBall), Hamm, Friedrichshafen, Stettin, Berlin.
Awards: 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: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38367805
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31083077
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: Canadian
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39616202
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13005271
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704569
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 5 August 1941 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
|
Died |
Siestedt, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97501. KIA MACR 4253 |
|
Born |
Holland, Michigan | Son of Carl E and Dena Johnson. | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rattlesden | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database