Johnson, Howard Ravenscroft, COL

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1942-1944, 1542, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR)
Service Years
1923 - 1944
Infantry
Colonel
Three Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Maryland
Maryland
 Year of Birth
1903
 
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Casualty Info
Last Address
Heteren, the Netherlands
Casualty Date
Oct 08, 1944		  
Cause
KIA-Died of Wounds		 Reason
Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location
Netherlands		 Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
SECTION 11 SITE 79 SH

 Official Badges 

101st Airborne Division Infantry Shoulder Cord French Fourragere


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)World War II Fallen
  1944, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1944, World War II Fallen



WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)/Operation Market Garden
From Month/Year
September / 1944		 To Month/Year
September / 1944

Description
"35,000 troops, 11,377 dead, wounded or missing, 6,450 captured. Objective was to secure series of bridges over main rivers of German occupied Netherlands. Strategic purpose was to allow allied crossing of the Rhine River. The last natural barrier
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1944		 To Month/Year
September / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  176 Also There at This Battle:
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  • Fulmer, Edward Simons, 2LT, (1941-1945)
  • Galbraith, William P., SGT, (1942-1947)
  • Hatcher, Arvil, S/SGT, (1943-Present)
  • Joint, Edward, PFC, (1942-1945)
  • Knapp, William, 1LT, (1942-1946)
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