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JOHNSON, Howard L - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Fulton County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34443914 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lon C. Johnson (father)
Josephine Johnson (mother)
Lon C. Johnson (brother)
Harry E. Johnson (brother)
Estelle Johnson (wife)
More information
Pvt Howard L. Johnson graduated from Fulton High School ans the Draughon School of Commerce. He was a general industry clek with the Griinnell Company before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 24 September 1942.At the time of his death his two brothers served at a Naval Air Station in the U.S.A.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Atlanta constitution 23 May 1945