Richard H Johnson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-6849.png UPL 6849 A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lady Ruth"

Lt. Ulys Ward Navigator, S/Sgt. Ed Clayton Radio Operator, Lt. Arthur Lewis Bombardier, S/Sgt John Arp Waist Gunner,
Lt. George R Dunham Pilot, Sgt. Herbert Walters Tail Gunner, LtrLt. Roy Bechman Co-Pilot, S/Sgt. Richard Johnson, Ball Turret Gunner, S/Sgt Verle Lynch, Engineer.

Image c/o George R Dunham, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Object Number - UPL 6849 - A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lady Ruth" Lt. Ulys Ward Navigator, S/Sgt. Ed Clayton Radio...

Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-39767. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39767

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 January 1944

Born

Deluth, Minnesota, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 11 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1886 / MACR 1886, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 6849 - A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B...