Turner Y Johnston
MilitaryAssigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; hit by flak and with wounded crew pressed on to bomb target, pilots climbed to allow bale out of crew then crashed at Barcanesti, Romania Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 176
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16038495 / O-663535
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yen Tu
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 17 December 1920 | Son of Clifton and Ellie [Smith] Turner. |
Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 16 December 1941 | San Antonio, Texas |
Died |
Bărcănești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Crew member of B-24 Liberator #4240520 'Yen Tu' 345th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Lost near the target Ploesti, Barcanesti Romania, Pilot Edward T McGuire. 7 MIA/KIA 3 POW. MACR 176. |
Based Assigned |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Edcouch, TX, USA | |||
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. |
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