James A Johnston
Military ROLL OF HONOURScanned from an original photograph belonging to Margaret S. (Johnston) Hinds, sister of Captain James A. Johnston.
He was an original crew member of the Group.
Killed in B-17 41-24471 'Four of a Kind', involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 41-24498 ( 306BG/369BS) on 13 January 1943 about 3 miles north of Lille, France, while on a mission to bomb the railroad factories of Ateliers D'Hellemmes at Lille, France.
Aircraft crashed at Marcq-en-Barœul, France.
KIA. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 15502.
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: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6942738
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437912
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20622635 and O-725983
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18058499 and O-726031
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12041471
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Four of a Kind
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 13 January 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | 30 July 1940 | as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Marcq-en-Barœul, France | 13 January 1943 | Mid-air collision with 41-24498 of the same Group |
Born |
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA | the son of Marshall B. and Sue F. Johnston | |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten. Plot L, Row 14, Grave 5. | ||
Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.303rdbg.com/360johnson.html ;
- Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2015. Added nickname per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15502 / MACR 15502, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63, First Over Germany pg. 1, 40 & 63, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection,