James Hansel Johnson Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 67020
UPL 67020
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 December 1943.
Standing L-R: Floyd C. Edwards (P), James W. Hines (CP), Harold C.Groh (N), Unidentified, Unidentified, Chester H. Zink (FG).
Kneeling L-R: Anthony Palazzo (B), Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
545th Bomb Squadron
384th Bomb Group
VIII Bomber Command 151
42-37816
Grafton Underwood
Floyd Clinton Edwards
James W Hines
Chester H Zink
Anthony Palazzo
Harold C Groh
George Henry Carroll
Roger C Smith
James Hansel Johnson
Paul H Fleming
Warren A Folmar
On
Standing L-R: Floyd C. Edwards (P), James W. Hines (CP), Harold C.Groh (N), Unidentified, Unidentified, Chester H. Zink (FG).
Kneeling L-R: Anthony Palazzo (B), Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
42-31926 JD-G, "LOVELL'S HOVEL" hit by flak immediately after bombs away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged, with one on fire; crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France. MACR 3242 Killed in Action
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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: Lovell's Hovel
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Houston, Texas, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 19 March 1944 | |
Buried |
Texas, USA | Final Resting Place or Memorial: Texas |
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Sources
MACR 3242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database