Name:
James C. Johnston
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36562984
Unit:
777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-05-27
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
B
Row:
11
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt James C. Johnston, gunner of the B-24 Liberator 42-78092 "Old Gran-Dad's Dream", took off from Gioia del Colle, Italy, on a bombing mission over the Nimes rail station. The plane was hit by flak between the no.3 engine and the fuselage, exploding in mid-air around 1015.