Lake Michigan F4U-1 Corsair

[Taras]

I am searching for Ensign Carl H. Johnson who crashed on 12 June 1943 off the USS Wolverine out on Lake Michigan. He was flying a F4U-1 Corsair Bureau Number 02465.

Taras

[shepsair]

Taras

Assume it is this guy

Name: Carl H Johnson
Service Info.: ENS US NAVY
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1918
Death Date: 25 Nov 1943
Interment Date: 10 Jan 1949
Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery of The Pacific
Cemetery Address: 2177 Puowaina Drive Honolulu, HI 96813
Buried At: Section A Site 101

Will try and back track to find the family.

regards

Mark

[warbird1]

Taras, can we assume that this is the next aircraft you are going to recover?

BTW, fantastic job on the Hellcat! I and I'm sure others, would love for you to start a new thread and give us a detailed summary of the Hellcat recovery. How did it go, what were you technical problems, concerns, how did expectations meet reality,etc. That is of course, if you have time!

Thanks anyway for participating on our forum, regardless!

[paulmcmillan]

He is mentioned in..

http://www.archive.org/stream/battlerep ... p_djvu.txt

List of Dead in Pacific and Asiatic Areas Between May 1942 and December 1943

As of 30 April 1946

JOHNSON, Ens. Carl H

As he is buried in Hawaii I wonder if he was involved in a crash on this date

I think he is alos listed her twice
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNnamesJ.htm

Once will be for the Corsair incident

JOHNSON, CARL H
JOHNSON, CARL H 158140 ENS

But at least provides him with his serial number

[shepsair]

Paul

Qualified June 43 and died November 43.

Two incidents in Corsair - Lake Michigan crash and loss?

The punch bowl in Hawaii opened on 5th Jan 49 bringing in WWII casualties from a number of locations. Carl H Johnson was interneed on the 10Th Jan, so one of the first ones.

Service number is a good start.

1920 Census - Family and Siblings.
From Cook, Sac? Iowa?
Jos Johnson 2
Alice A Johnson 32
Carl H Johnson 1 11/12
Ernest R Johnson 5/12
Hilmore Linquist 16

1930 Census - Family and Siblings.
Seems the two sons Carl and Ernest became stepsons though the mothers name has changed - Alice to Auguste?

Mila J Walin 39
Auguste A Walin 42
Carl H Johnson 12
Ernest R Johnson 10

Best chance is to try and find Ernest R Johnson? - 89 years old??

Would be good to know which unit he flew with?

regards

Mark

[shepsair]

Taras

As per my email to you - thought I would put it on the web as it is always good is someone does a google on their family etc.

Seems I have found a bit more info - Fallen WWII Navy Personnel.

Carl Harold Johnson Ensign USNR
NOK Mr & Mrs Gustaf S E Johnson 45 Foundation Road, Arlington. Boston.

Went through every state and half way got to Massachusetts!

http://media.nara.gov/media/images/27/19/27-1853a.gif

Ens Carl H Johnson seems to fit. Trouble is I cannot find father/son on a 1920 or 1930 census yet?

Anyone got any better search ideas. Anyone from Arlington/Boston?

Will probably do family tree/geneaology/newspaper/obits etc.

Seems like it is a start at least.

Regards

Mark

[lackland]

might be be of value

1920: Cincinnati Ward 2, Hamilton, Ohio/ own home mortaged
Gustaf Sten Johnson 36, immig. 1895/NA 1898; b. Sweden + parents; machinist -machine shop
Elsie Johnson 26, wife, b. Ohio + parents
Carl Johnson 2, son, b. Ohio
Francis Johnson 6/12, dau. B. Ohio

[shepsair]

Found and spoken to family of Ens Johnson - Yipee.

Thank you Peder27 and Margaret!

regards

Mark