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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Denton David
Date of birth
9 August 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33838048
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gemünden am Main, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 14 53

Immediate family

Members
David L. Johnson (father)
Grace A. (Beidler) Johnson (mother)
Mary E. Johnson (sister)
Luther L. Johnson (brother)
Paul W. Johnson (brother)
Evelyn L. Johnson (brother)
Margaret Johnson (sister)
Robert Johnson (brother)

More information

Pvt Denton D. Johnson was employed at the Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co. before he enlisted.
He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 9 October 1944.
He was killed was killed by small arms fire in the face and thorax.

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 – Jeff S