U.S. Army Air Forces · United States 
Technical Sergeant John A Johnston served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. John served in World War II.
T/Sgt John A. Johnston attended and was a gardener before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York, on 17 September 1942. | | Sgt Walter P. Gambill: | | "Just before bombs away, the pilot of our aircraft called out, 'B-17 hit by flak at one o'clock.' It was the lead ship of our formation of the 97th Bomb Group. I turned my turret to watch it fall, and at this time the aircraft was going straight down. It was heading to the rear of our formation at the same time. It almost straightened out when I saw five chutes come out, and they all opened, and then the aircraft blew up. That is the last of the aircraft in trouble I saw." | | T/Sgt Johnston did not have time to bail out. His remains were never recovered.
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