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JOHNSON, Delbert Jacob - Date of
birth
4 March 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California -
Hometown
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39288520 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
526th Armored Infantry Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hedomont, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob E. Johnson (father)
Mary M. (Kennedy) Johnson (mother)
Elephine Z. Johnson (sister)
Charlotte (Beck) Johnson (wife)
More information
Pvt Delbert J. Johnson enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 12 March 1943.His name is mentioned on the monument at the "Five Points" Crossroads on the corner of the N62 and the N632 in Baugnez, Belgium dat commemorates the casualties of the Malmedy Massacre. Pvt Johnson, however, was killed during the liberation of Hedomont on 3 January 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Patterson Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com - After Action Report 120th Infantry Regiment-December 1944, The San Bernardino County Sun - 2 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The San Bernardino County Sun - 2 February 1945