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JOHNSON, Roy J - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15057163 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
61st Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, 5 miles off the coast of Cherbourg, northern France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 35 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Johnson (father)
Helen B. (Reber) Johnson (mother)
Paul Johnson (brother)
Wilma C. Johnson (sister)
Ruth C. Johnson (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Roy J. Johnson attended high school for one year and was a clerk general before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 1 October 1940.On Christmas Eve in 1944, he was aboard the Leopoldville crossing the English Channel to support the Battle of the Bulge when his transport ship was struck by a German torpedo and sunk off the coast of northern France.
He perished along with over 800 men, many dying of hyperthermia from the icy waters.
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 / Public Member Story's - Kim White, www.findagrave.com - HCGS Ohio, www.10tharmored.com
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