Virgil Clifford Johnston Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAdded to Findagrave memorial page by user 'Winged Spur'.
Killed in Action (KIA) near Rennes in P-47 #42-25771 on 10 June 1944.
Gmasher's comment on Fold3 image:
"Although 2LT Virgil C. Johnston, Jr was killed in the crash of this aircraft on 10 June 1944, his remains would not be positively identified for over six months. Advancing Allied ground forces recovered his remains and buried him in a U.S. military cemetery, identified only as the pilot of "War Bond Plane 21." Republic Aviation company records had to be consulted to verify the actual serial number, which in turn was traced to the unit assigned - and to its pilot at the time of its loss."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Agony Wagon
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
15 February 1921 | ||
Died |
Rennes, France | 10 June 1944 | Killed in Action |
Other Missing in Action (MIA) |
Rennes, France | 10 June 1944 | |
Buried |
Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, NC 28387, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combined two records for Virgil C Johnson. This record now includes information from the following source:
MACR 5561 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Additional information has been provided by the following sources:
1) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118738192
2) http://www.absa3945.com/10%20juin%2044/virgil_johnston.html
3) http://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/a-brief-history-of-sx…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5561 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list