Jerry Mike Johnson

Military
media-52509.jpeg UPL 52509 "Lt. French and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Satisfaction Guaranteed" at an 8th Air Force base in England. 22 March 1945."

Rear L-R: Arthur Hansen, Wesley La Grange, Arthur Devore, Thomas Cannon, James Allcroft.

Front L-R: Millard French, Will McHale, Jerry Johnson, Floyd J Beck.

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Object Number - UPL 52509 - "Lt. French and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Satisfaction Guaranteed" at an 8th...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x combat mission. ETD





Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Millard Hodson French

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15126180 / O-828405
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102398

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dynamite John
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-107039

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-38788

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavy Date
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

44-6506

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satisfaction Guaranteed
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Mexico 8 June 1925

Died

25 June 2018

Buried

Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point, Jackson County, OR 28 June 2018 Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=798
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=10271
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191872369/jerry-mike-johnson

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=798

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