Willard R. Johnson

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Griggs

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
18th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
1st Infantry Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Germany

Biography:

Willard R. Johnson was born on September 11, 1924 in North Dakota. He was the son of Carl O. Johnson and Emma M. Haugen Johnson. Willard served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 19, 1944 at the age of 20 and is now buried in Faith Lutheran Cemetery, Hannaford, Griggs County, North Dakota