Francis B Johnson

Military
media-32071.jpeg UPL 32071 Sgt. Francis B. Johnson, 92nd Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32071 - Sgt. Francis B. Johnson, 92nd Bomb Group.

He worked for Lockheed building aircraft and could have claimed deferment but elected to enlist in January 1944. He sailed for England in January 1945 after training as an air gunner and was to fly on 16 combat missions. On the final one, crippled by flak, they were able to reach Malmo where they were interned. ( INT had mechanical failure and landed in Sweden on 3/12/45 in B-17 44-8577). Released May 28 1945 He returned to the USA in June aboard the 'Queen Mary'. He was afterwards a mechanical engineer with Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids.



Air Medal with 2 clusters

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8577

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 12 March 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13093 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 32070 - Francis B. Johnson and his crew at 92nd BG...

Object number: UPL 32071 - Sgt. Francis B. Johnson, 92nd Bomb Group.