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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Kenneth Raymond
Date of birth
20 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Tenefly, Bergen County, New Jersey
Hometown
Rockland County, New York

Military service

Service number
12226733
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Winterspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Raymond C.M. Johnson (father)
Jeanne (Mamitsch) Johnson (mother)
Harold E. Johnson (brother)
Doris Johnson (sister)

More information

Pfc Kenneth R. Johnson joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 3 August 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.

He went Missing in Action on 17 December 1944. His remains were recovered later. He is permanently listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle.

His mother was born in Dresden, Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, http://106thinfdivassn.org, www.newspapers.com - The Journal News - 23 February 1994

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Robin Cade