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Personal info

Full name
JOHNS, Robert G
Date of birth
11 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36891085
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 19 22

Immediate family

Members
Thomas H. Johns (father)
Dorothy F. (Sechler) Johns (mother)
Beatrice M. Johns (sister)
Gladys Johns (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert G. Johns was employed at the Hamilton Machine Company before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tomlinson Thomas Tapestry Tree / 1930 Census, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Dawn Mulcare

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - AcesLady, www.findagrave.com, Detroit Evening Times - 23 January 1945