Richard A Johnson
Military
Ball Turret Gunner
A.J. Taft Crew - Crew #619
466th BG - 786th BS
Object Number - UPL 36474 - Richard A. Johnson Ball Turret Gunner A.J. Taft Crew - Crew #619 466th BG - 786th BS
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #4252569 'Lovely Lady. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751575
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lovely Lady
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Southport, Connecticut, USA | 29 November 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, Connecticut | 13 January 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau Gneikendorf, Austria | 9 April 1944 - 15 May 1945 | Stalag 17b |
|
Died |
Stamford, Connecticut | 19 July 2006 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3844 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
