Johnnie Lamon Womble
Military
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UPL 30831
SSGT Johnnie L. Womble
Ball Turret Gunner
George E. West Crew
401st BG - 612th BS
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- 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
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
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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Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 5309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database