William H Johnson Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Brotterode on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29149 '4Q2'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Jerome L Aronov

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-726972
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Philip M Costain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-24887
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

George M Rice

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Air Division 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34589407
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Fred L Shell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800951
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

41-29149

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 4-q-2
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 February 1944

Born

Louisiana

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Revisions

Date7 Feb 2021 21:05:03
Contributorktm
Sources

National Archives

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:08
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2557, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces