Vernie F Johnson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 15114 - Lt. P Meehan's crew gathered for a team photo in front of one of the training ships stateside, prior to shipping over to the ETO. All bar one of Lt....
Killed in Action 1 August 1943 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' 42-40804.
Sgt. Johnson lost his life in "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 93rd attacks the Concordia-Vega oil refinery. The 93rd earns Presidential Unit Citation, all of the crews receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Gunner S/Sgt Vernie F. Johnson DFC KIA
Squadron: 329TH 93BOMB GROUP,
Hometown: California
Service# 39021986
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Pilot 1st./Lt. William E. Meehan, DFC KIA
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Target: Concordia Vega (Target White 2) Ploesti
Date Lost: 1-AUG-43
Serial Number:42-40804
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: THE LADY JANE / BERTHA
Location: crashed near Ploestiori village north of Concordia-Vega refineries 10crew , 9KIA, 1POW .
DFC/ AM/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793810
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: B-24 Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Lady Jane - Bertha
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 4 March 1942 | |
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Other Killed in action |
Ploieștiori 107071, Romania | 1 August 1943 | |
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Born |
Salina, Kansas | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium Plot: Plot C Row 10 Grave 47 |
Revisions
ABMC MACR 328 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
