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Wesley Hartwell Johnson

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Wesley Hartwell Johnson

Birth
Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death
27 Jul 1950 (aged 24)
South Korea
Burial
Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Name: Wesley H Johnson
Birth Date: 1926
Race: White
Home State: South Carolina
Casualty Date: 27 Jul 1950
Casualty Country: South Korea
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Group: KIA or Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant
Disposed Date: 27 Jul 1950
Disposed Place: South Korea
Organization: In Rgt
Unit #:0029
Service Occupation:Field Communications Chief

Wesley Hartwell Johnson was born in Canada when his father (an American citizen from Aiken County, SC) was serving as American Vice Consul in Winnipeg. He was educated at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and was a member of the Class of 1948.

First Lieutenant Johnson was a member of the 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Hadong, South Korea on July 27, 1950. First Lieutenant Johnson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Name: Wesley H Johnson
Birth Date: 1926
Race: White
Home State: South Carolina
Casualty Date: 27 Jul 1950
Casualty Country: South Korea
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Group: KIA or Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant
Disposed Date: 27 Jul 1950
Disposed Place: South Korea
Organization: In Rgt
Unit #:0029
Service Occupation:Field Communications Chief

Wesley Hartwell Johnson was born in Canada when his father (an American citizen from Aiken County, SC) was serving as American Vice Consul in Winnipeg. He was educated at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and was a member of the Class of 1948.

First Lieutenant Johnson was a member of the 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Hadong, South Korea on July 27, 1950. First Lieutenant Johnson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.


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