Jim gifte sig med Mary Jane Mayhue (1921-2011) den 23:e januari 1942 i St. John's Lutheran
Jim married Mary Jane Mayhue (1921-2011) on January 23:rd, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran
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Donald Jim Johnston fyllde 23 år samma dag som olyckan inträffade. Han föddes 20 oktober 1921 av föräldrarna Donald Scott Johnston och Flossie Gertrude (Basom) Johnston. Han hade två bröder: Harry Scott Johnston och Clement "Earl" Johnston.
Jim gifte sig med Mary Jane Mayhue (1921-2011) den 23:e januari 1942 i St. John's Lutheran |
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The crash happened on Sergeant Donald Jim Johnston's 23:rd birthday. He was born October 20, 1921, the son of Donald Scott Johnston and Flossie Gertrude (Basom) Johnston. He had two brothers: Harry Scott Johnston and Clement "Earl" Johnston.
Jim married Mary Jane Mayhue (1921-2011) on January 23:rd, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran |
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Church i Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Jim arbetade på en textilfabrik vid namn Viscose Company i Lewistown, Pennsylvania, innan han började i det militära. Jim och Mary Jane fick en dotter, Mary Lee Johnston, som föddes 11 februari 1944. Jim var då utomlands och fick aldrig träffa sin dotter. Han hade dock sett ett foto av henne. Deras dotter, Mary Lee, fick en son vid namn William Lee Johnston som nu bor i Utah. Tyvärr dog Mary Lee av cancer 30:e Mars 1993. Donald "Jim" Johnston var Technical Sergeant i the 1409th Army Air Force Base Unit. Han fick följande medaljer och utmärkelser: Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart Medal, World War II Victory Medal, World War II Service Lapel Button, Jim är begravd på Luxembourg American Cemetery i Luxembourg. |
Church in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Before entering the military, Jim worked at a textile factory called the Viscose Company in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Jim and Mary Jane had a daughter, Mary Lee Johnston, who was born February 11, 1944. Jim was overseas at this point and never saw his daughter in person. He had seen a photo of her, though. Their daughter, Mary Lee, had a son named William Lee Johnston who now lives in Utah. Sadly, Mary Lee died on March 30, 1993 of cancer. Donald "Jim" Johnston was a Technical Sergeant in the 1409:th Army Air Force Base Unit. He got the following decorations and awards: Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart Medal, World War II Victory Medal, World War II Service Lapel Button, Jim is buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg. |
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