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JOHNSON, Delmer G - Date of
birth
15 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois -
Hometown
Kankakee County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16175435 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bras, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Johnson (father)
Hertha M. (Schwarz) Johnson (mother)
Naomi Johnson (sister)
More information
Pfc Delmer G. Johnson graduated from Kankakee High School in 1943.He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 14 December 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Johnson Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Kankakee High School 1943, Storiesbehindthestars.org