Mayo L. Johnson

Second Lieutenant Mayo Leifur Johnson in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Second Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    330th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    83rd Infantry Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Luxembourg

Biography:

Mayo Leifur Johnson was born in Pembina, Pembina County, North Dakota on May 26, 1922, to Gunnlaugur Tryggvi "Gunni" Johnson and Victoria Gudbjorg Leifur Johnson. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on November 19, 1942, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Second Lieutenant Johnson was killed in action on November 5, 1944, in Luxembourg, Germay. Burial is Riverside Cemetery, Southpark Section W, Lot 106, Fargo, North Dakota.

Second Lieutenant May Leifur Johnson grave marker photo

 

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave