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Corp Harold W “Hal” Johnson

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Corp Harold W “Hal” Johnson Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
6 Mar 1945 (aged 28)
Germany
Burial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Add to Map
Plot
Plot H Row 2 Grave 72
Memorial ID
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Harold was KIA fighting with the 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion.

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

SERVED IN THE 3RD ARMY, 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION, C COMPANY, 774TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION. EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH 3 BRONZE STARS. WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, POSTHUMOUSLY. KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 6, 1945.

He never married.

Please leave flowers to honor his sacrifice for our freedom.

Harold W. Johnson
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 94th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 94th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 106 (1945)

CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Harold W. Johnson, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 94th Infantry Division during World War II.
Harold was KIA fighting with the 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion.

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

SERVED IN THE 3RD ARMY, 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION, C COMPANY, 774TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION. EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH 3 BRONZE STARS. WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, POSTHUMOUSLY. KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 6, 1945.

He never married.

Please leave flowers to honor his sacrifice for our freedom.

Harold W. Johnson
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 94th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 94th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 106 (1945)

CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Harold W. Johnson, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 94th Infantry Division during World War II.

Inscription


Harold W Johnson
CPL 774 TD BN
New York March 6, 1945

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York.



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  • Maintained by: Jamie M
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56061905/harold_w-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Harold W “Hal” Johnson (3 Dec 1916–6 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56061905, citing Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Maintained by Jamie M (contributor 49144744).