Irwan Alfred Johnson

Military

Shot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-5483 'Red Ass', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].

42-5483

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Devil Himself : Red Ass
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bagley, Minnesota, USA 19 March 1919

Died

20 September 2001

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 29 November 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Buried

Mandan, North Dakota, USA North Dakota Veterans Cemetery

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 38667206.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38667206/irwan-a-johnson

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Contributorjmoore43
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Copied the "Summary biography" and middle name from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added connections to the 8th AF and to the 8th AF mission #140 for 29 Nov 1943.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected spelling of first name per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA) and per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 38667206.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38667206/irwan-a-johnson

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 1656 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database