Roscoe Smith Johnson
Military
Info from 447th Bomb Group website:
Ray crew, 709th BS, Rattlesden, undated
Assigned 27 May 1944
Standing, L-R:
Sgt James Hosek
Lt Dustin Slade
Lt James C. Ray
Lt Frank Schmandle
Lt Ralph M. Pederson
Sgt Donald Lewis
Kneeling, L-R:
S/Sgt Bobby Hicks
Sgt Donald L. Smith
(3 unidentified ground crew)
Sgt Roscoe S. Johnson
Sgt Jerry Lashin Jerry Lashin Collection
Object Number - UPL 23196 - Jerry Lashin, of the 447th Fighter Group, with flight and ground crew - and mascot. Info from 447th Bomb Group website: Ray crew, 709th BS,...
Crashed near Ostedt on 15 Mar 45 in B-17 'Bugs Bunny Jr' #42-97836, Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747084
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12154522
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38101967
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32776810
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19190757
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bugs Bunny Jr
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Eureka, Kansas, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 15 March 1945 |
Revisions
Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134924
Ancestry (Middle Name): https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/25214912:2238
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13043 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945 MACR 13043
