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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSTON, John Albert
Date of birth
14 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Alamance County, North Carolina
Hometown
Alamance County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34593274
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Engineer Combat Battalion,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 18 3

Immediate family

Members
John R. Johnston (father)
Amy E. (Wagoner) Johnston (mother)
Mildred L. Johnston (sister)
Daniel T. Johnston (brother)
Ruby M. Johnston (sister)
Dorothy K. Johnston (sister)
Coleen V. Johnston (sister)
Nancy J. Johnston (sister)
Dorothy (Turner) Johnston (wife)
John A. Johnston Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc John A. Johnston enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 3 December 1942 and was overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspaperarchive.com - Burlington Daily Times-News