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JOHNS, Benny - Date of
birth
25 December 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33381410 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3209th Quartermaster Service Company
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ananias Johns (father)
Cora R. Johns (mother)
Waverley Johns (brother)
Josephine Johns (sister)
Loderick Johns (brother)
Cora Johns (sister)
Lily Johns (sister)
Horace Johns (brother)
Lardell Johns (brother)
Golden M. Johns (sister)
Lyde Johns (brother)
More information
Pvt Benny Johns worked in a kitchen before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 28 October 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Denise Robinson - The Legacy of Honor Project, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet