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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Charles Ardell
Date of birth
9 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Wolverton, Wilkin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Wolverton, Wilkin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37581381
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Cleurie, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 18 9

Immediate family

Members
Fred Johnson (father)
Emelia Johnson (mother)
Gordon Johnson (brother)

More information

Pvt Charles A. Johnson worked on a farm before he was enlisted on 9 August 1943.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his thigh.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy