Roy A. Johnson was born on June 29, 1915, in Roswell, New Mexico. He was the son of Annie and Ernest G. Johnson. He served in the 600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator of B-17 #42-97399 during World War II.

On August 8, 1944, during a bombing mission over France, the aircraft took off from Station 131 in Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, UK. At 12:53 PM, while flying near La Chapelle-Engerbold in the commune of Condé-sur-Noireau (roughly 6 kilometers to the northwest), it was struck by German anti-aircraft fire. A direct hit between engines #1 and #2 set the wing ablaze, causing the aircraft to lose control and crash. Of the nine crew members on board, seven were killed in action, while the remaining two survived and were captured as prisoners of war.

TSgt Johnson was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Roy A. Johnson's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 14, in the bottom right wing (section D).

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