Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Photo of Julius Johnson – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

Memorial – Sergeant Julius Bjorn Johnson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Sergeant Julius Bjorn Johnson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The NetherlandsHalifax D147 was one of three No.419 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. The crew was airborne 2240 24Jun43 from Middleton St.George on a mission to Wuppertal, Germany. It was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed onto the Hammersveld near Herten (Limburg), Holland, where F/O Goodwin is buried in Kapel in the Roermond Roman Catholic Cemetery. His two comrades are now buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, having been brought here from the temporary military cemetery at Venlo. The crew killed were: F/L B.N.Jost DFC, Sgt J.B.Johnson, and F/O R.O.E.Goodwin, all members of the RCAF and one member of the RNZAF, F/S A.W.A.Bruce. The following RAF crew members survived and were taken PoW: F/S L.Barker, Sgt R.E.Austin, Sgt R.E.Austin and Sgt E.B.Pope. (Source: //lostbombers.co.uk)