Name:
Walter J Johnston
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35329860
Unit:
427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-08-04
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England
Plot:
C
Row:
2
Grave:
33
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Walter J. Johnston was from Ohio. On August 4, 1943 he was a Crew member (Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner) on B-17F (42-3124) (No Nickname) flying out of Molesworth Airfield (427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group {Heavy}), was on a night training flight over the United Kingdom. The aircraft crashed on the Arenig Fawr mountaintop, 6 miles west of Bala, Wales with a complete loss of the eight crew members. The community of Bala placed a memorial plaque remembering the sacrifice of the crew.