Buffard L Johnson

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Elsehenau on 9/12/44 in B-17 Belle of the Blue #42102503



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102503) of the 306th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the Blue
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8835 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database