SSgt Chester Arthur Johnson, Jr
Tokyo Military Prison Fire
Official Documents

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The first two below documents are taken from SSgt Irvin C Ellingson's Individual Deceased Personnel File. The same document appears in
SSgt Johnson's file but is quite blurry and difficult to read.

The short title for this document is Board Review and in these two pages the steps taken to identify SSgt Johnson are outlined. The date of this report is 20 January 1950 and it appears that every possible location of information has been pursued to determine if his remains were ever recovered.

The third document is the Battle Casualty Report sent to SSgt Johnson's parents within three weeks of the B-29's loss. The location of Place of Casualty is Saipan but this is not correct as the B-29 was lost over Japan.

The final document is Report of Death issued 30 March 1946. Cause of death is listed as Killed in Action. Other documents in his IDPF state Death by Burning.

 

BOARD REVIEW
20 JANUARY 1950
PAGE 1

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BOARD REVIEW
20 JANUARY 1950
PAGE 2

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BATTLE CASUALTY REPORT
4 MAY 1945

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REPORT OF DEATH
30 MARCH 1946

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