Herbert Johnson

Military

Damaged by flak on a mission to Watten, FR on 13 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-3556 'Dear Mom' returned to England and landed at RAF West Malling, Kent. RTD. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #4231774 'Vera Mae. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Vera Mae
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dear Mom
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

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Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3766 / MACR 3766, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, page 99 & 132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database