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JOHNSON, Floyd Truman - Date of
birth
13 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34509023 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
633rd Quartermaster Laundry Company
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of the Julia Mine, Eygelshoven, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
James L. Johnson (father)
Mattie F. (Gleaves) Johnson (mother)
James E. Johnson (brother)
Herman D. Johnson (brother)
Johnnie M. Johnson (sister)
Lewis E. johnson (brother)
Alene Johnson (sister)
Mamie C. Johnson (sister)
Pauline Johnson (sister)
Margaret E. Johnson (sister)
Martha F. Johnson (sister)
More information
During a German aerial attack on a mess hall in the area of the Julia Mine, seventeen servicemen and an employee of the mine were killed.Pfc Johnson is commemorated on a Remembrance Plaque in Eygelshoven, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://forum.12oclockhigh.net, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ben Savelkoul