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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSTON, Guy Victor
Date of birth
29 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
Hometown
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37673137
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Struth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 12 22

Immediate family

Members
Edward A. Knight (Stepfather)
Gladys L. Andrews (mother)
Merle A. Knight (brother)
Shirley Andrews (half-sister)
Florence Andrews (half-sister)

More information

Pfc Guy V. Johnston enlisted in Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 15 June 1943. He classified to be a teacher at the Armored School at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 25 April 1944.

His mother, Gladys Johnston married Edward A. Knight on 20 May 1926 and Guy was named after his stepfather until his mother divorced him. In 1930 Guy, his mother and brother Merle lived with their grandmother, Amanda Ella (Moore) Johnston in Madison, Iowa. His mother remarried with Franklin Andrews but was divorced in 1940. All the children were named Andrews but at the time of his enlistment, Guy's last names was changed in Johnston.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.65thdiv.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Bonus Case File / 1930-1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Leta Travis