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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Vince Paul
Date of birth
28 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Hometown
Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38167345
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Kohlscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 6 2

Immediate family

Members
Juan Johnson (father)
Antonia (Madran) Johnson (mother)
Juarene (Wheller) Johnson (wife)
Jerry Johnson (son)

More information

Pfc Vince P. Johnson enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 14 September 1942.

He was of Spanish-American origin. He attended Elementary School in Santa Fe for 8 years and was an auto Machinist before his enlistment.
Pfc Johnson trained at Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Smith in Arkansas and Fort Meade in Maryland. He saw service in Belgium, France, Germany and Holland.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record