William D Johnson

Military

Shut down on 24/1/44 in A/C 42-5411 ‘SHADY LADY’ on Mission to Sofia, Bulgaria. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shady lady
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 January 1944 - 23 May 1945 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

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Sources

Information gleaned from MACR 1988 at Fold3.com and WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).