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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Carl Roland
Date of birth
23 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Burnett County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36215980
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 24 8

Immediate family

Members
August Johnson (father)
Betty I. (Berquist) Johnson (mother)

More information

Sgt Carl R. Johnson enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 15 July 1941.
He attended high school for 1 year and was a yardman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 28th Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 28th Infantry Regiment, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten