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JOHNSON, Rodger Edmon - Date of
birth
24 February 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34875393 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph L. Johnson (father)
Izola (Crenshaw) Johnson (mother)
Herman L. Johnson (brother)
Wallace A. Johnson (brother)
Monroe L. Johnson (brother)
More information
Pvt Rodger E. Johnson enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 23 October 1943.He is remembered at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Neshoba County, Mississippi.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten - www.ancestry.com - Johnson3871