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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Richard H "Dick"
Date of birth
16 September 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Benson, Swift County, Minnesota
Hometown
King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
37309779
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1944
Place of death
Gardessen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Johannes G. Johnson (father)
Caroline E. (Hedström) Johnson (mother)
Berhard W. Johnson (brother)
Walden G. Johnson (brother)
Lorimer E. Johnson (brother)
Leonard F. Johnson (brother

Plane data

Serial number
42-39767
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Braunschweig, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the MIAG-Waggum Aviation Industry
MACR: 1886

More information

The airplane was shot down by enemy aircraft. Eight crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Two men were killed.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR 1886, http://www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / saga21a Family Tree

Photo source: André Koch, Daniel BON