U.S. Army Air Force
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about William E Johnston
Name: William E Johnston
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Sales clerks
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 82
Weight: 119
William (middle name: JOSEPH) Johnston
BORN: Dec. 11, 1923 Bourbon Co., Kentucky
DIED: July 13, 1944 McNary, Hudspeth Co., Texas
BIO INFO: William was the 20 year old son of Francis C. Johnston and Hattie Phillips of Bourbon Co., KY. He was serving as a U.S. Air Force Pilot, when He was killed along with His Co-Pilot Robert Gerald Kraft (IL), Radio Operator Herbert Lee Cook (IN). Navigator Richard Edward Kerns (IL), Engineer Edward N. Bagley (CA), Bombardier Melverne Carl Starmer (MO) and Gunner Francis X. Broun (MA) during an Aircraft accident, 25 miles N.E. of the McNary Bombing Range in Hudspeth Co., Texas. At the time of His death, William was living at 1220 Main Street in Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
Sources:
Texas Death Certificate #34030
Texas Deaths: 1890-1976
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about William E Johnston
Name: William E Johnston
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Sales clerks
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 82
Weight: 119
William (middle name: JOSEPH) Johnston
BORN: Dec. 11, 1923 Bourbon Co., Kentucky
DIED: July 13, 1944 McNary, Hudspeth Co., Texas
BIO INFO: William was the 20 year old son of Francis C. Johnston and Hattie Phillips of Bourbon Co., KY. He was serving as a U.S. Air Force Pilot, when He was killed along with His Co-Pilot Robert Gerald Kraft (IL), Radio Operator Herbert Lee Cook (IN). Navigator Richard Edward Kerns (IL), Engineer Edward N. Bagley (CA), Bombardier Melverne Carl Starmer (MO) and Gunner Francis X. Broun (MA) during an Aircraft accident, 25 miles N.E. of the McNary Bombing Range in Hudspeth Co., Texas. At the time of His death, William was living at 1220 Main Street in Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
Sources:
Texas Death Certificate #34030
Texas Deaths: 1890-1976
U.S. Army Air Force
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about William E Johnston
Name: William E Johnston
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Sales clerks
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 82
Weight: 119
William (middle name: JOSEPH) Johnston
BORN: Dec. 11, 1923 Bourbon Co., Kentucky
DIED: July 13, 1944 McNary, Hudspeth Co., Texas
BIO INFO: William was the 20 year old son of Francis C. Johnston and Hattie Phillips of Bourbon Co., KY. He was serving as a U.S. Air Force Pilot, when He was killed along with His Co-Pilot Robert Gerald Kraft (IL), Radio Operator Herbert Lee Cook (IN). Navigator Richard Edward Kerns (IL), Engineer Edward N. Bagley (CA), Bombardier Melverne Carl Starmer (MO) and Gunner Francis X. Broun (MA) during an Aircraft accident, 25 miles N.E. of the McNary Bombing Range in Hudspeth Co., Texas. At the time of His death, William was living at 1220 Main Street in Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
Sources:
Texas Death Certificate #34030
Texas Deaths: 1890-1976
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about William E Johnston
Name: William E Johnston
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Sales clerks
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 82
Weight: 119
William (middle name: JOSEPH) Johnston
BORN: Dec. 11, 1923 Bourbon Co., Kentucky
DIED: July 13, 1944 McNary, Hudspeth Co., Texas
BIO INFO: William was the 20 year old son of Francis C. Johnston and Hattie Phillips of Bourbon Co., KY. He was serving as a U.S. Air Force Pilot, when He was killed along with His Co-Pilot Robert Gerald Kraft (IL), Radio Operator Herbert Lee Cook (IN). Navigator Richard Edward Kerns (IL), Engineer Edward N. Bagley (CA), Bombardier Melverne Carl Starmer (MO) and Gunner Francis X. Broun (MA) during an Aircraft accident, 25 miles N.E. of the McNary Bombing Range in Hudspeth Co., Texas. At the time of His death, William was living at 1220 Main Street in Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
Sources:
Texas Death Certificate #34030
Texas Deaths: 1890-1976
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