Elmer D Johnson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36559277
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13013130
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810250
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-749602
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

Missions

  • Date: 20 April 1944
  • Date: 13 April 1944

Places

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.

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Rattlesden 29 April 1944 Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF.

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LA Rogers diary and mission cards

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MACR 4253

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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