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George E Johnson Sr.

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George E Johnson Sr.

Birth
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Death
30 May 1994 (aged 68)
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.9922333, Longitude: -75.9167333
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US Marine Corps
WWII Veteran

GEORGE JOHNSON JR., MARINE VETERAN, DIES: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Watertown Daily Times (NY) - Tuesday, May 31, 1994

Deceased Name: GEORGE JOHNSON JR., MARINE VETERAN, DIES

George E. Johnson Sr., 68, of 20710 Shepard St., died Monday at his home.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Reed & Benoit Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will follow in North Watertown Cemetery.

Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to Hospice of Jefferson County, 425 Washington St.

Surviving are his wife, Muriel W.; three sons, George Jr., Clovis, Calif., Gary, Cambridge, Mass., and Tom E., Watertown; a stepson, Roland VanDusen, Clayton; a daughter, Veranne M. Johnson, Watertown; five grandchildren; a brother, John A., Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.

Two brothers died before him.

Born on Oct. 21, 1925, in Watertown, a son of Clarence and Anna Lalonde Johnson, he attended Watertown schools and served in the Marine Corps from May 1943 to August 1946. He participated in the occupation of China in the Pacific theater of operations.

He married Muriel Wood on May 12, 1953, in Watertown.

Mr. Johnson was a refrigeration mechanic at Fort Drum for 20 years, retiring as post engineer in January 1993.

He was a member of the Marine Corps League, the North Side Improvement League, the Eagles Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1400, Army-Navy Post 61, American Legion, and the Elks Club.
US Marine Corps
WWII Veteran

GEORGE JOHNSON JR., MARINE VETERAN, DIES: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Watertown Daily Times (NY) - Tuesday, May 31, 1994

Deceased Name: GEORGE JOHNSON JR., MARINE VETERAN, DIES

George E. Johnson Sr., 68, of 20710 Shepard St., died Monday at his home.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Reed & Benoit Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will follow in North Watertown Cemetery.

Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to Hospice of Jefferson County, 425 Washington St.

Surviving are his wife, Muriel W.; three sons, George Jr., Clovis, Calif., Gary, Cambridge, Mass., and Tom E., Watertown; a stepson, Roland VanDusen, Clayton; a daughter, Veranne M. Johnson, Watertown; five grandchildren; a brother, John A., Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.

Two brothers died before him.

Born on Oct. 21, 1925, in Watertown, a son of Clarence and Anna Lalonde Johnson, he attended Watertown schools and served in the Marine Corps from May 1943 to August 1946. He participated in the occupation of China in the Pacific theater of operations.

He married Muriel Wood on May 12, 1953, in Watertown.

Mr. Johnson was a refrigeration mechanic at Fort Drum for 20 years, retiring as post engineer in January 1993.

He was a member of the Marine Corps League, the North Side Improvement League, the Eagles Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1400, Army-Navy Post 61, American Legion, and the Elks Club.


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