Samuel A Woodland

Military
media-33934.jpeg UPL 33934 SSgt James Robert Johson

These are photos of SSgt James Robert Johnson and his crew.

Object Number - UPL 33934

Shot down 27 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39829, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39829

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 7 June 1944 - 27 April 1945 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributormmcgucken
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From the SSgt James R. Johnson collection

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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