Kenneth G. Johnston

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action on the Palau Islands

Biography:

S. Sgt. Kenneth G. Johnston, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston of Columbus and husband of Mrs. Isabelle Johnston, formerly of Kenmare, now of Detroit, Mich., was killed on Pelelieu Island, October 26, 1944. He had been in the service since June 1942. He also leaves an infant son, Ronald and three brothers, one of whom is Cpt. Leslie in the service at Fort Lewis, Washington.