The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Miles Johnson

817th

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Known so far only from the squadron morning reports: a surname, an Army serial number and the clerk's spelling. A roster name has not yet been matched to him.

Army serial number
17143643
Rank
S/Sgt (17 September 1944)
Sources
morning-report
Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Johnson, Miles (units HQ, 817th, , 817th, 817th, serials None, None, None, None, 17143643); may be the same man

Morning reports

2 entries, first 17 September 1944, last 17 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 772, roll 570165454 p. 482

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 7: Stanley J. Johnson · 22 March 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Stanley J. Johnson
Rank It. Col Serial No. 0-390705
Paul
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander Barton Rank Col Sqn CO
Rank
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1945
month
March
day 22
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Ruhlenc. Ger , target, Syn. 011 Refinery , target
time, 1235
altitude, 24,500
route scheduled,
?
, route flown
?
5.
Where were you when you left formation? on relly after dropping bombs
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
Yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge' Theokas, Leigh, Josephson,
LAftwich, Paton 811 balled out without knowledge of the pilot of co-
pilot. Johnson, Skinner, Cole, Thompsom bailed out about70 miles
www ENE of Berlin. Johnson&Skinner out the front hatch, Cole & Thomp-
son out the Main Hatch, Cole was on a static line.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? 70 miles ENE of Berlin, about 6 mi.
North of Freideberg, Ger.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
a
NONE
11. Where were they in aircraft?
NONE
12. What was their condition?
NONE
13.
Whou, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? Pirrone was dropped out of the bomb bay by me. Location
unknown. was alive but unconscious, had severe wounds on head and
urms. His parachutte opened.
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. NONE
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 13254, page 7 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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