Glen H. Johnson

Private First Class Glen Henry Johnson in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Steele

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Marines
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    WPS
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    29th Marine
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    6th Marine Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

Glen Henry Johnson was born in Hatton, Steele County, North Dakota on November 17, 1924, to Henry Julius and Emma Edwardson Johnson. He entered the United States Marine Corps in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 19, 1944, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class Johnson was killed in action on May 13, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan. He is buried in Lot 5, Row H-1, Grave 1, Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (St. John Cemetery), Hatton, North Dakota.

Private First Class Glen Henry Johnson grave marker photo

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave