Capt David Johnston
Details:
At the intersection of two hiking trails, 200 meters from the Judenfriedhof. Marker A rough fieldstone with a metal plaque and German text. Inaugurated on 28 October 2016.
Monument Text:
In Erinnerung an
DAVID W. JOHNSTON, JR.
CAPT 365 FIGHTER SQ AAF
WORLD WAR II PH
aus Youngstown, OHIO, USA,
der am 20 September 1944
mit seiner P-47 Thunderbolt
beim Angriff auf den Lokschuppen
an der Hustley abstürtzte.
Seine sterblichen Überrreste wurden erst 1952
gefunden und 1953 nach Youngstown überführt.
English translation:
In memory of David W. Johnston, Jr. Captain, 365th Fighter Squadron, Army Air Force World War II Purple Heart from Youngstown, Ohio, USA, who on 20 September 1944 with his P-47 Thunderbolt crashed into the Hustley cliffs while attacking the railroad roundhouse. His remains were first discovered in 1952 and were returned to Youngstown in 1953.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
365th Figther Squadron, 358th Fighter Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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