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JOHNSON, Robert Hunter - Date of
birth
24 November 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana -
Hometown
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35351574 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
B Company,
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 24 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herbert H. Johnson (father)
Edna G. (Hunter) Johnson (mother)
Marjorie Johnson (sister)
More information
Sgt Robert H. Johnson attended Indiana University for two years before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 9 April 1942. He was sent overseas in February 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Indiana Birth Certificates / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Journal and Courier Indiana 30 November 1944, www.super6th.org
Photo source: 1939 Jefferson High School Nautilus Yearbook - courtesy of Kathy McDermott