Timeline
1912
Birth- Jan 7, 2021
Cordova, Walker County, Alabama
1939 - 1945World War II
Army Branch
Air Corps
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Army Serial Number
14135548
Army Component
Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Served For
United States of America
Award
Gold Star
Award
Purple Heart
Award
Air Medal
Casualty Cause
Plane shot down by enemy fighter upon return to base
Casualty Date
Jun 7, 1944
Casualty Place
RAF Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
Stationed Date
Jun 7, 1944
Stationed Place
RAF Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
Stationed Rank
SSgt.
Stationed Ship
B-24 Liberator #42-94911 "Sweet Sioux"
Stationed Unit
4th Bob Squadron, 34th Bomb Group (Heavy)
Branch
Army Air Forces
Enlistment- Jul 28, 1942
Birmingham Alabama
Marriage- Mar 13, 1942
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Carole Stella Todd
Burial
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cotan, Cambridgeshire, England
Other Facts
Full Name
Willard Johnson
Marital Status
Married
Occupation
Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Level Of Education
2 years of high school
Residence
Jefferson County, Alabama
Source Information
Source Box Number
0162
Card Number
3
Source Film Reel Number
2.19
