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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Ben Franklin
Date of birth
21 November 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Jenkins County, Georgia
Hometown
Jenkins County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34762756
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 October 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 7 49

Immediate family

Members
Melvin Johnson (father)
Katie Johnson (mother)
Thomas Johnson (brother)
Nezzie Johnson (sister)
Traubie Johnson (sister)
Irene Johnson (sister)
Brunell Johnson (sister)
Louise Johnson (sister)
Dorothy Johnson (sister)
Annie M. (Gay) Johnson (wife)
Ben F. Johnson Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc Ben F. Johnson worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 4 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII EnlistmentRecord, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten