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Personal info

Full name
CURTIS, Johnson Donald
Date of birth
6 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Canyon Diablo, Coconino County, Arizona
Hometown
Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona
Ethnicity
Native American

Military service

Service number
39864387
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Lauterbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 12 15

Immediate family

Members
Irene Curtis (sister)

More information

Pfc Johnson D. Curtis was employed at a hospital before he enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona on 16 December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division

Photo source:
 www.findagrave.com - j