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, Johnson is listed on the Tablets of the Missing.
Johnson received the Purple Heart.
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, Johnson is listed on the Tablets of the Missing.
Johnson received the Purple Heart.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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