John Edgar Johnson

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Homestead, ND


County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Machine Gun Company, 127th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 11, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 2, page 1562 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Valley county, Mont. Born, Homestead, N. Dak., March, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Glasgow, Mont., on Nov. 1, 1917. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 63rd Company, 166th Depot Brigade, to Nov. 7, 1917; Company I, 163rd Infantry, to March 12, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 127th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; Oise-Aisne; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Center (Alsace); Fismes (Champagne).