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JOHNSON, Warren C - Date of
birth
12 December 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri -
Hometown
Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37224913 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
419th Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
Lessach, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 39 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Milton Johnson (father)
Lulu R. (Heinz) Johnson (mother)
Betty J. Johnson (sister)
Thelma G. (Smith) Johnson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30310 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Messerschmitt aviation industry
MACR: 2597
More information
S/Sgt Warren C. Johnson graduated from Cameron High School with the class of 1939.He enlisted in July 1943. He was first stationed in North Africa and Italy.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters.
According to a crew member of another plane in the formation it was on fire from the engine to the rear of the plane.
Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner, three were killed.
According to surviving crew members S/Sgt Johnson was severely wounded. They heard a moan over the intercom but because the plane was under constant attack, no one could leave his position to investigate.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Missouri Marriage Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.44.html, www.newspapers.com – The Cameron Sun Missouri - 23 March 1944 / Citizen Observer - 23 March 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V Drachman