Name:
Henry Beach Johnson
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-744474
Unit:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-13
State:
California
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
C
Row:
1
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Henry Beach Johnson was born on November 12, 1917, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He entered the service in California and served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B17 #42-30821 'The Sweetest One' during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 13, 1943, when his plane crashed near the village of Burton Dassett in England during a mission to Bremen. All ten airmen on board were killed. 2Lt Johnson is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.