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TSGT Melvin Henry Johnson Veteran

Birth: 4 Nov 1914
Driggs, Teton County, Idaho, USA
Death: 12 Aug 1943 (aged 28)
Gelsenkirchen, Stadtkreis Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial: Kuna Cemetery

Kuna, Ada County, Idaho, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 43.4949972, Longitude: -116.427675
Memorial ID: 40698361 View Source

Technical Sergeant Melvin Henry Johnson was killed in action on Thursday, August 12th 1943 over Gelsenkirchen, Germany when his aircraft was hit by flax. He was the Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner in "Merrie Hell" a B-17F Flying Fortress. T/Sgt Johnson was part of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. Rest in peace.

Technical Sergeant Melvin Henry Johnson was killed in action on Thursday, August 12th 1943 over Gelsenkirchen, Germany when his aircraft was hit by flax. He was the Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner in "Merrie Hell" a B-17F Flying Fortress. T/Sgt Johnson was part of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. Rest in peace.

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Maintained by: Bruce and Wendy Linz
Originally Created by: Aaron
Added: Aug 15, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40698361/melvin_henry-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for TSGT Melvin Henry Johnson (4 Nov 1914–12 Aug 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40698361, citing Kuna Cemetery, Kuna, Ada County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by Bruce and Wendy Linz (contributor 47110453).

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