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Ben
D.
Johnston
, Jr.
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    March 29, 1944
    Headquarters, 8th Air Force, General Orders No. 337 (May 3, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Ben D. Johnston, Jr. (ASN: 0-795968), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations, on or about 29 March 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Johnston, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    March 29, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 6408

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Ben D. Johnston (ASN: 0-795968), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about March 29, 1944and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.