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SSGT Willard Johnson

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SSGT Willard Johnson Veteran

Birth
Cordova, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Death
7 Jun 1944 (aged 23)
France
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 5 Grave 35
Memorial ID
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B-24H Liberator #42-94911, nicknamed
"Sweet Sioux" was struck by anti-aircraft fire
at nightfall while returning from mission over
France, killing three aboard.

Control of the bomber was lost after crossing
the channel and it went down near
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, but the
seven remaining crew members parachuted
before the crash.

Airmen killed in action were:

2nd Lt. Antoni H Grabowski
S/Sgt. Willard Johnson
Sgt. Robert D. Erisch
B-24H Liberator #42-94911, nicknamed
"Sweet Sioux" was struck by anti-aircraft fire
at nightfall while returning from mission over
France, killing three aboard.

Control of the bomber was lost after crossing
the channel and it went down near
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, but the
seven remaining crew members parachuted
before the crash.

Airmen killed in action were:

2nd Lt. Antoni H Grabowski
S/Sgt. Willard Johnson
Sgt. Robert D. Erisch

Inscription

SSGT 4 BOMB SQ 34 BOMB GP




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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291117/willard-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Willard Johnson (7 Jan 1921–7 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56291117, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).