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JOHANNESEN, Roy Christopher - Date of
birth
30 November 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11081894 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
Liepnitzsee, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Christopher Johannesen (father)
Ragnhild Johannesen (mother)
Myrtle V. Roberts (sister)
Alice C. Johannesen (sister)
Erling Johannesen (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97806 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Now An' Then
Destination: Ruhland, Germany
Missio: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 8818
More information
S/Sgt Roy C. Johannesen graduated from Dedham High School in 1933. He worked in a machine shop.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Boston, Massachusetts on 17 July 1942.
The group in which this aircraft was flying was attacked by 50 to 70 enemy fighters. The aircraft was hit by 20 mm shells, one through the waste and another in the gas tank and caught fire.
It is also believed that the ball turret with S/Sgt Johannesen inside had plummeted to earth after the plane exploded.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.100thbg.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Michel Beckers