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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Milton Wright
Date of birth
11 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
Heavener, La Flore County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
O1316056
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Creutzwald on the French-German border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 20 1

Immediate family

Members
Luther E. Johnson (father)
Mildred Johnson (mother)
Nellie M. Johnson (sister)
Luther Johnson (brother)
Wanda H. Johnson (wife)
Milton H. Johnson (son)

More information

1st Lt Milton W. Johnson graduated as an architect.

He joined the Regular Army in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on 24 October 1940 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroism in the military operations from 10 to 24 September near Arnaville, France. At that time he was serving as a reconnaissance officer with a heavy weapons company and led his men courageously under the hail of enemy fire.

Lt Johnson was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.,

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S, LeFlore County Museum