JOHNSON, Stanley Warren, Second Lieutenant, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 0-743343, Enl: Montana, MIA 7-Nov-1943, d.d. 15-Dec-1945
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. and Mildred Nora Johnson
Awarded Silver Star, Air Medal, Purple Heart
MIA/KIA on a bomber escort mission over Rabaul in the southwest Pacific
Another cenotaph memorializing 2LT Johnson
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P-38G-13-LO Lightning Serial Number 43-2199
USAAF, 5th AF, 49th FG, 9th FS

Pilot 2nd Lt. Stanley W. Johnson, O-743343 (MIA / KIA) MT
MIA November 7, 1943 at 12:40pm
MACR 1075

Aircraft History
Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 322-3308. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38G-13-LO Lightning serial number 43-2199. Disassembled and shipped overseas and reassembled.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group, 9th Fighter Squadron. No known nose art or nickname.

On June 12, 1943 damaged during a taxiing accident at Horanda Airfield (Dobodura 4). Afterwards, repaired.

When lost, engines V-1710-55 and V-1710-53 serial numbers 42-93330 and 42-251440. This aircraft was armed with four .50 caliber machine guns serial numbers 199746, 198500, 198519 and 197600. 20mm cannon serial number

Wartime History
On November 7, 1943 took off from Kiriwina Airfield on a mission to escort bombers over Rabaul. The weather was cumulus clouds with 7/10th coverage from 1,000' to well over 30,000' over the target area. This P-38 was last seen by Captain Richard I. Bong with four enemy fighters on the tail of this P-38 over Saint Georges Channel near Induna Island. Last seen diving away. When this P-38 failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA).

Memorials
Johnson was officially declared dead on December 15, 1945. He earned the Silver Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Johnson is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery. He also has a memorial marker at Lewistown City Cemetery in Lewistown, MT.
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Stanley W. Johnson
in the U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975
Name: Stanley W. Johnson
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921
Residence Place: Montana
War: World War II
Military Service Branch: US Army Air Forces
MIA Place: Bismarck Sea [New Britain Island]
Death Date: 7 Nov 1943

Stanley W Johnson
in the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Stanley W Johnson
Race: White
Marital Status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1921
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Yellowstone, Montana
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Financial institution clerks, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 10 Apr 1942
Enlistment Place: Missoula, Montana
Service Number: 19071615
Branch: Air Corps
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service

Stanley Warren Johnson
in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Stanley Warren Johnson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921
Birth Place: Mpls, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Montana, USA
Employer: A W Johnson National Bank
Height: 5 10
Weight: 148
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
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