Harold D Johnson

Military
media-22283.png UPL 22283 Harold D. Johnson Kiser Collection

Part of the Kiser collection that was donated to the Nuthampstead Museum.

Object Number - UPL 22283 - Harold D. Johnson

On plane that crashed on takeoff at base on 12/24/44 and killed 2 crew mates. Detailed in Leonard Streitfeld's "Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier".



Air medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

People

John D Contento

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-102536

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Here's Hopin
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Places

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “Detailed” was misspelled.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell from Heaven:  Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier  and 398th web site; 398th History Vol II

Harold D Johnson: Gallery (7 items)

Object number: UPL 22191 - T/Sgt. Harold D Johnson, Radio Operator.

Object number: UPL 22283 - Harold D. Johnson

Object number: UPL 36103 - Operations Orders Extract, 2nd September 1944...

Object number: UPL 36109 - (L) Harold D. Johnson(?) Sergeant insignia .(R)...

Object number: UPL 36110 - Professional military portrait of T/Sgt. Harold D...

Object number: UPL 36116 - (L) Louis J. Stoffer, (R) Harold D. Johnson.

Object number: UPL 36120 - Crew with Stoffer: Back (L-R) Kiser?; unknown...