Albert C Johnson
MilitaryShot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #423175 'April's Fool. ' Prisoner of War (POW), Germany '43-'45. Ditched in North Sea on 7th mission. Picked up by Germans 18 hours later. Was at Stalag Luft III during captivity. The tail gunner saw them ditch, when they went back to pick them up, the Germans had just picked them up 2 hours before. they went on that march in January to get away from the Russians.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Ha
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
18 May 1992 | ||
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Born |
Chattahooche, Florida, USA | ||
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Buried |
Tift County, Georgia | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 July 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1766 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database