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Full name
JOHNSON, Rodger Edmon
Date of birth
24 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi
Hometown
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34875393
Rank
Private
Function
Tank Driver
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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