Robert E Johnson Jr
MilitaryRemoved associations not depicted in the image. Associations to be made in the PERSON record.
Crashed near Hross Himmlage on 11/2/44 in B-17 'Tail Wind' 42-107029, Prisoner of War (POW).
Survived the war and went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam. Fathered 4 children. 3 boys and 1 girl (my mother).
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tail Wind
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 11 February 1944 - 22 May 1945 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Died |
Paris, France | 15 April 1998 | Died while on vacation in Paris. |
Born |
Kingsport, Tennessee | ||
Buried |
Kingsport, TN |
Revisions
Copied the connection to the 708th BS from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to A/C #42-107029 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 MACR 10313