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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Howard Alton
Date of birth
8 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Ray County, Missouri
Hometown
Ray County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37005820
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 45

Immediate family

Members
John W. Johnson (father)
Ethel J. Johnson (mother)
Alice C. Johnson (sister)
Warren G. Johnson (brother)
Richard P. Johnson (brother)
Wilma L. Johnson (sister)
Wilbur Johnson (brother)

More information

Pfc Howard A. Johnson was first buried at Block B4, Row 5, Grave 96.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet