George L Johnson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21647.jpeg UPL 21647 George L Johnson - New Sharon, 91st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21647 - George L Johnson - New Sharon, 91st BG, KIA

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-31353 'Queenie. ' Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31353) nicknamed "Queenie" of the 91st Bomb Group. Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '91 BG winter 43, Bassingbourn.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queenie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Sharon, IA 50207, USA 8 February 1924

Other

Prisoner of war

29 April 1944 - 4 June 1944 Captured and hospitalized at Dalag Luft, Oberursel, Frankfurt on Main.

Died

Killed in action

Berlin, Germany 4 June 1944 Died from injuries sustained.

Buried

Montezuma, IA 50171, USA

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4236;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Additional details from:
- http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/casualty_list.html;
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- MACR 4236 at https://www.fold3.com/image/28621509;
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4236

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