Donald Ernest Johnson

Military

Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Walt Cline crew. 35 x combat missions ( 13 as 1st pilot ) ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Sidney Lee Asby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Lawrence V Barnes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

William H Cawthon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34768144
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Walter W Cline

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain

Frank William Henderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13113973 / O-766262
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-102620

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: De rumble izer
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-107121

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38994

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devastating Lady
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

44-8430

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Recall
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

803

  • Date: 21 January 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Crash landing RTD

Grafton Underwood, UK 5 December 1944 Survived crash landing in B-17 42‑107121 when A/C wheel collapsed. RTD

Other

Promotion

Grafton Underwood, UK 30 January 1945 Promoted 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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AAIR 44-12-05-513 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…