2nd Lt. George M. Johnson poses with B-24D "Galloping Gus"
On January 21, 1944 co-pilot B-24J Liberator 42-72999 crashed outside Tarawa Lagoon and was declared Missing In Action (MIA) and later his remains were recovered and buried on Tarawa and identified on December 12, 2019. Credit: USAAF, 7th AF, 30th BG, 38th BG Date: January 1944
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