Mayo L. Johnson

Second Lieutenant Mayo Leifur Johnson photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
2nd Lieutenant

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
330th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
83rd Infantry Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater

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.

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