Johnson, James Hansel, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name Johnson, James Hansel, Jr   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 18186534   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #126 dated 23 October 1943, effective 23 October 1943.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 19 March 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Restlawn Memorial Park, Sulphur Springs, Texas
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 15 June 1921
  • Promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #178 dated 30 December 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 3242⇓ (39.461 MB)



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Mabe, Walter Breeden⇗PilotEV
2nd Lt. Bailey, Everett Lee⇗Co-pilotKIA
2nd Lt. McKittrick, Vernon Russell⇗NavigatorCT
SGT. Hopper, Hugh David⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Smith, Roger Carlton⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
SGT. Johnson, James Hansel, JrBall Turret GunnerKIA
PVT. Fleming, Paul Hane⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Zink, Chester Harvey⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Folmar, Warren Alexander⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 14 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
36⇗ 16 November 1943 Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway 		Ball Turret 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
39⇗ 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑29828⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37816.
Sortie Report⇗
40⇗ 5 December 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France 		Ball Turret 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
41⇗ 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy; assumed lead when group lead aborted.
Sortie Report⇗
42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group, low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37816⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead
Sortie Report⇗
51⇗ 7 January 1944 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31246⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
52⇗ 11 January 1944 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31246⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st B Combat Wing.
Sortie Report⇗
59⇗ 5 February 1944 Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Orleans, France 		Ball Turret 42‑31433⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead.
Sortie Report⇗
68⇗ 28 February 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Ball Turret 42‑38112⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead. Gen. Robert F Travis, Commander, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Molesworth, England, flew aboard this aircraft as Flight Leader.
Sortie Report⇗
71⇗ 4 March 1944 Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
73⇗ 8 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
77⇗ 19 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France 		Ball Turret 42‑31926⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Aircraft hit by flak immediately after bombs away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged, with one on fire; crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France. MACR 3242
Sortie Report⇗

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