Name:
Carlos Hopkins, Jr. Johns
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-704480
Unit:
360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Parkdale Cemetery, Arlington, Texas
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Carlos H. Johns Jr., co-pilot of the B-17 42-31432 “Old Glory”, took off from Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Lille’s railroad infrastructure. Lt Johns died when his plane crashed after being hit by German flak at 1900.