Johnson, William Harvey (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-March-16

Flight Sergeant William Harvey Johnson RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-June-10

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

100 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sarang Tebuan Jangan Dijolok Malay

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/134935

Home
Google MapWinnipeg, Manitoba
Target
Google MapNuremberg Germany
Temporary Burial
Google MapKratsnof, Germany

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial
Google MapDurnbach War Cemetery
Plot 8 Row A Grave 24

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ND644

Pilot Officer Royston Stanley Bailey RAF

Pilot Officer Bailey, Royston Stanley (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-March-16
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Lyle Eugene Bedell RCAF

Flight Sergeant Bedell, Lyle Eugene (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-16
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer George Alfred Osborn Dauphinee RCAF

Flying Officer Dauphinee, George Alfred Osborn (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-March-16
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer Donald Bruce Douglas RCAF

Flying Officer Douglas, Donald Bruce (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-March-16
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Jeffrey,Mervyn Ronald Jeffrey RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Jeffrey,Mervyn Ronald (RAFVR)
Fligh Engineer
Killed in Action
1945-March-16
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant William Harvey Johnson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Johnson, William Harvey (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-16
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer William Richard Vale RCAF

Flying Officer Vale, William Richard (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1945-March-16
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Mission

Lancaster Mk.III ND644

Bombing Nuremberg Germany 1945-March-16 to 1945-March-16

100 (B) Sqn (RAF) Grimsby

Took off from Grimsby at 17:56 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: HW-N Bomber Command).

Shot down near Kraftshof some 8 km NNW from Nuremburg Bahnhof.

Five killed in crash: Flight Sergeant Lyle Eugene Bedell RCAF R/274955 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 7. B. 10. Flying Officer George Alfred Osborn Dauphinee RCAF J/41839 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 8. A. 23. Flight Sergeant Mervyn Ronald Jeffrey RAF 337545 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 5. H. 27. Flight Sergeant William Harvey Johnson RCAF R/134935 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery 8. A. 24. Flying Officer William Richard Vale RCAF J/42694 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery.

Two POW,: Pilot Officer Royston Stanley Bailey RAF 178374 POW. Camp not identified. And Flying Officer D B Douglas camp not identified.