Robert E Johnson Jr

Military
media-52451.png UPL 52451 Pre war - Robert E. Johnson Jr.

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Object Number - UPL 52451 - Pre war - Robert E. Johnson Jr.

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

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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Contributorandystacy
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Updated information by his grandson, Andrew Stacy

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a location for the POW event.

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Contributorjmoore43
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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.

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Contributorjmoore43
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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".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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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

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