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Personal info

Full name
JOHNSON, Carl Oscar
Date of birth
22 November 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Greeley, Greeley County, Nebraska
Hometown
Greeley, Greeley County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37266198
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Herlissheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 21 70

Immediate family

Members
Louis Johnson (father)
Anna S. Johnson (mother)
Esther S. Johnson (sister)
Ellen H. Johnson (sister)
Fred W. Johnson (brother)
John A. Johnson (brother)
Albert Johnson (brother)
Evelyn Johnson (sister)
Evald A. Johnson (brother)
Marie Johnson (sister)
Edith Johnson (sister)
Marena H. Johnson (sister)

More information

Pfc Carl O. Johnson was killed by shrapnel.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Selway Johnson Tree / 1910 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.12tharmoredmuseum.com, www.findagrave.com – Linda Berney
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy