Oliver S. Johnson

Aviation Cadet Oliver S. Johnson was a classmate of Tom’s in pilot training (Class of 44-D). On April 1, 1944, Oliver S. Johnson, while flying an AT-6B “Texan”, Serial #  41-17353, was killed in a crash impact with the ground at Gila Bend, Arizona.

Aviation Cadet Oliver S. Johnson
Aviation Cadet Oliver S. Johnson, 1923-1944

Oliver S. Johnson, AVIATION CADET, U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, WORLD WAR II. Killed piloting AT-6B "Texan" #41-17353 in a crash at the Gila Bend Gunnery Range, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Oliver S. Johnson

He is listed in “Lt. Gadget”, the class graduation book for the Class of 44-D at Luke Field, outside Phoenix, Arizona. One page is dedicated “In Memoriam”, and includes both A/C Johnson, and his five other classmates who died in training:

  • A/C Wolcott R. Hall
  • A/C Allen E. McFarland
  • A/C Remo J. Marchetti
  • A/C Lynn I. Springer
  • A/C Charles C. Smith
Luke Field Class of 44-D Memoriam
Luke Field Class of 44-D Memoriam

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