Johnson, Thorston Julius

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Johnson, Thorston Julius ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-2075216 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945, effective 25 March 1945.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	6 April 1945
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot C Row 9 Grave 46
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 5 December 1924
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 13851⇓ (9.305 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Martino, Dominick Thomas⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. McGill, Arthur Charles, "Art"⇗	Co-pilot	FCMEW
2nd Lt. Johnson, Thorston Julius	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Crawford, Raymond Harold, Jr⇗	Bombardier	KIA
S/SGT. Weeks, Thomas Clayborn, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
CPL. Gatto, Stephen Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. May, Frank Dean⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
CPL. Bonacker, Marlyn Ray⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
CPL. Reaves, Phien D⇗	Flexible Gunner	FCMEW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
304⇗	5 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany	Navigator	43‑38016⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back after #4 prop sheared off. Sortie Report⇗
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Navigator	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Collided with 43‑39164 after target at 1018 hrs. Sortie Report⇗

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