Hjalmar O Johansson

Military

Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. 1 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer in B-24 42-51322 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, A/C exploded. Baled out, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10742



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14075334 / O-667823
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Cerignola #3

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Baled out POW

Muglitz, Germany 17 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer in B-24 42-51322 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, A/C exploded. POW MACR 10742

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 17 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. Latterly Stalag IIIa.

Born

Hollywood, CA
NewYork County, NY
Montville, NJ

Based

Torretta 17 December 1944 Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF.