Johnnie Lamon Womble

Military
media-30831.jpeg UPL 30831 SSGT Johnnie L. Womble
Ball Turret Gunner
George E. West Crew
401st BG - 612th BS

Object Number - UPL 30831 - SSGT Johnnie L. Womble Ball Turret Gunner George E. West Crew 401st BG - 612th BS

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31034 'Bonnie Donnie'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802628
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bonnie Donnie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97487) nicknamed "Hangover Haven" of the 401st Bomb Group after crash landing at Deenethorpe, 3 October 1944 Official caption on image: "GAD-1079 - (48-401)-(4-10-44) 7487 Crash." Handwritten caption on reverse: '3/10/44 A, 296 Extra. V. Maslen, 7487, "Hangover Haven".'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hangover Haven
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cairo, Georgia, USA 18 December 1920

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA 1 August 1942

Other

401st BG Combat Tour

Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK 30 December 1943 - 28 May 1944

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Krensitz, 04509 Krostitz, Germany 28 May 1944

Other

POW

78-220 Tychowo, Poland 28 May 1944 - 30 May 1945 Stalag Luft IV dates are approximate

Died

Thomasville, GA, USA 9 August 2012

Buried

Thomasville, GA, USA 12 August 2012 Laurel Hill Cemetery • Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA
Grady County, GA, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5309,

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Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 5309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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