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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Clifford Rudolph
Date of birth
17 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37320260
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Grimma, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 12 14

Immediate family

Members
Axel R. Johnson (father)
Minnie A. (Brandt) Johnson (mother)
Bernice M. Johnson (sister)
Howard Johnson (brother)
Marjorie R. Johnson (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Johnson graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1938.

He enlisted on 9 November 1942 and trained at Fort Riley, Kansas. He was sent overseas in August 1944 and first saw action in October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune