Technician Third Grade John Theodore Johnson grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
McHenry


Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Technician Third Grade
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Medical Detachment
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    99th Infantry Battalion
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Belgium

Biography:

John Theodore Johnson was born in Bergen, McHenry County, North Dakota on June 4, 1907, to Marcus Adolph Johnson and Clara Berthine Haugen. He entered the United States Army in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota on April 10, 1942.  Technician Third Grade Johnson served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater and was killed in action on January 7, 1945, in Malmedy, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liege, Belgium. He is buried in Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, Bergen, McHenry County, North Dakota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave