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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Howard Vincent
Date of birth
4 December 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois
Hometown
Athens, Menard County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O1057776
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Near Beurig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 49

Immediate family

Members
Carl E. Johnson (father)
Sue D. (Rankin) Johnson (mother)
Elma C. Johnson (sister)
George A. Johnson (brother)
Margaret E. Johnson (sister)
Evelyn D. Johnson (sister)

More information

Howard V. Johnson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1933 with a degree in Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences. He was employed as the FSA loan supervisor for Vermillion County.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gale Marr Meyers Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, The Evening Courier - 5 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.wwiimemorial.com – Nina J. Naylor, www.ancestry.com - Prairiegm