Alfred A Johnson
Military ROLL OF HONOURLWG, Pry crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30009 'Feather Merchant'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1397. S/Sgt Johnson had claimed a fighter kill during the mission. Killed in Action (KIA). S/Sgt Johnson's parachute opened in the aircraft. Crew reports state he appeared to freeze inside the aircraft and refuse to jump. It is unknown if he eventually bailed out and possibly had a damaged parachute. One body was found inside the aircraft by the Germans but it was suspected to be S/Sgt Smith (BTG).
New York
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39535449
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37227087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674138
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35333697
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31143808
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Feather Merchant
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
8 October 1943 | ||
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Buried |
9 October 1943 | Originally interned in the Memorial Cemetery at Diepholz, grave 1. Moved to the Ardennes AMC. Plot B Row 19 Grave 12 | |
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Born |
New York | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 |
Revisions
Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1397 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1397 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database