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JOHNSON, Dick D - Date of
birth
17 November 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Liscomb, Marshall County, Iowa -
Hometown
Liscomb, Marshall County, Iowa -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37666110 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hamminkeln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herbert D. Johnson (father)
Rena M. (Arney) Johnson (mother)
Furman A. Johnson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
unknown -
Data
unknown
More information
Cpl Dick D. Johnson enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 19 March 1943.The airplane carried members of C Company of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division.
He was a passenger in a C-46D with serial number #44-77595, which was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on the aproach to the dropzone and exploded when hitting the ground.
The entire crew of four men was killed and of the 34 passengers, only 10 survived.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous