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JOHNSON, Jack Roger - Date of
birth
27 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Leake County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34872691 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kleinhau, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 52 |
Immediate family
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Members
Green B. Johnson (father)
Mayola (Pigg) Johnson (mother)
Charles R. Johnson (brother)
Otis Johnson (brother)
Frances Johnson (sister)
Bonnie J. Johnson (sister)
More information
Pvt Jack R. Johnson enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 11 September 1943.He did grammar school and was a chauffeur before his enlistment.
His remains were found in Kleinhau and initially registered as Unknown X-5362. He was evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery and could be identified at the identification center.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Augustus-Benton-Magee III Family Tree / 1930 Census, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten