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Donald Woodrow Johnson

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Donald Woodrow Johnson

July 26, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/8913

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 30, 1917
Flandreau, South Dakota

Son of Oscar and Gertrude Johnson of Flandreua, South Dakota.

Commemorated on Page 346 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRETENIERE CHURCHYARD
Cotes-d'Or, France

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 1.

Location:

Breteniere is a village and commune 10 kilometres south-east of Dijon. The collective grave of British and Canadian airmen is to the right of the entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Donald Woodrow Johnson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Donald Woodrow Johnson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Donald Woodrow Johnson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Donald Woodrow Johnson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of DONALD WOODROW JOHNSON– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of DONALD WOODROW JOHNSON – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the Project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the Project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave markers– Grave markers and common grave of the crew of Halifax Mk VII (NP688) of No. 432 squadron RCAF at Breteniere Churchyard Burial Grounds, Breteniere, Cote-d'Or, France. The grave marker commemorating F/L Donald Woodrow Johnson RCAF of Flandreau, South Dakota, U.S.A. is third from the left.

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    Grave markers
    Grave markers – Grave markers and common grave of the crew of Halifax Mk VII (NP688) of No. 432 squadron RCAF at Breteniere Churchyard Burial Grounds, Breteniere, Cote-d'Or, France. The grave marker commemorating F/L Donald Woodrow Johnson RCAF of Flandreau, South Dakota, U.S.A. is third from the left.

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