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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Henry William
Date of birth
6 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Hometown
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36976243
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Near Kehmen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 75

Immediate family

Members
Claus Johnson (father)
Anna Johnson (mother)
Jeanette Johnson (sister)
Herman Johnson (brother)
Emma (Drenth) Johnson (wife)
David W. Johnson (son)

More information

Pfc Henry W. Johnson graduated from Kalamazoo High School in 1935 and was a retail manager before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Kalamazoo High School 1935