James Hansel Johnson Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  cold weather flying gear.  There are large canvas bags on the ground in front of the men. UPL 67020 UPL 67020 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 December 1943.
Standing L-R: Floyd C. Edwards (P), James W. Hines (CP), Harold C.Groh (N), Unidentified, Unidentified, Chester H. Zink (FG).
Kneeling L-R: Anthony Palazzo (B), Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group VIII Bomber Command 151 42-37816 Grafton Underwood Floyd Clinton Edwards James W Hines Chester H Zink Anthony Palazzo Harold C Groh George Henry Carroll Roger C Smith James Hansel Johnson Paul H Fleming Warren A Folmar On

Object Number - UPL 67020 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 December 1943. Standing L-R: Floyd C. Edwards (P), James W. Hines (CP), Harold C.Groh (N), Unidentified,...

42-31926 JD-G, "LOVELL'S HOVEL" hit by flak immediately after bombs away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged, with one on fire; crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France. MACR 3242 Killed in Action

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31926 lovells hovel
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lovell's Hovel
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Houston, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 19 March 1944

Buried

Texas, USA Final Resting Place or Memorial: Texas

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Sources

MACR 3242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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