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JOHNSON, Lew Riley - Date of
birth
21 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Rankin, Upton County, Texas -
Hometown
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39048219 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Consdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
L. Z. Johnson (father)
Mattie (Zell) Johnson (mother)
Lessie O. Johnson (sister)
L. Z. Johnson (sister)
Mattie Z. Johnson (sister)
Ethel O. Johnson (sister)
More information
Pvt Lew R. Johnson worked on a farm and was a driver before he enlisted in Presido of Monterey, California on 4 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery