Korean War
Service # | 14300319 |
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Unit | 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | July 5 1950 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Combat Infantryman Badge
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Johnson was awarded the Purple Heart, a Certificate of Valor, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Johnson was a member of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Osan, South Korea on July 5, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were recovered at Osan on September 7, 1967. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.