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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, William A
Date of birth
27 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33348402
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 27 58

Immediate family

Members
William A. Johnson Sr. (father)
Sarah E. (Hoffman) Johnson (mother)
Lillie A. Johnson (sister)
John W. Johnson (brother)
Mary I. Johnson (sister)
Charlotte A. Johnson (sister)
Dorothy I. Johnson (sister)

More information

Pfc William A. Johnson Jr. attended 1 year of high school and was a barber before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 10 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Carpenter Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Liesa Niemann / Joel F. Gilfert