| Birth: | 1919
Oregon, USA | | Death: | Mar. 3, 1942
Broome
Western Australia, Australia | 
Johnson was aboard B-24A #40-2374, which took off from Broome airfield in Western Australia. There were a total of twenty men aboard, including the plane's crew, armorers and crew chiefs from the 17th Pursuit Squadron, the flight surgeon of the 9th Bombardment Squadron and injured men under his care. They were being flown to Perth, having been evacuated from Java days before just ahead of invading Japanese forces.
Minutes after the plane took off the base came under attack by Japanese fighters. The B-24 was shot down roughly ten miles from shore and only one man aboard made it ashore and survived.
Because his body was never recovered, he is listed on the Tablets of the Missing.
Johnson received the Purple Heart.
Family links:
Parents:
Clarence B Johnson (1894 - 1942)
Fay Myrtle Jane Baird Johnson (1898 - 1989)
Note: Entered the service from California. | | | Burial:
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila
Metro Manila
National Capital, Philippines
Plot: Tablets of the Missing |
Maintained by: dfr
Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC
Record added: Aug 08, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 56756136 |
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Paul Hyde Schott
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