Details for James Davidson Johnston| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Division
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Army
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Source: Davidson College Bulletin
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | Unavailable | Unavailable | 6/29/1944 - France | 28 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Parent Name and Address: | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boudinot Johnston
(Mr. Johnston was Superintendent of the Barium Springs Orphanage)
Barium Springs, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | Joseph Boudinot Johnston, Jr., Capt.
South Africa, | Leila D. Johnston, Ensign- WAC
Jacksonville, FL | Mrs. David W. Morris
San Francisco, CA | Robert Zenas Johnston, Army Lieutenant
Alexandria, LA | William Lee Davidson Johnston
Batesburg, SC | |
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| Family Member Name and Address: | Mrs. J. H. Marion of Charlotte (aunt)
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| Education: | | Davidison College, Class of 1937 | | hometown Barium Springs, NC |
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Cherbourgand Normandy, France | | England | | Ft. Bragg, NC | | Safi, Morocco | | Sicily | | Tunisia, Bizerte |
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| Employers: | | Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in Charlotte |
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| Other Affiliations: | | Member of the Davidson College Football Team for 3 years. |
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| Promotions & Awards: | 3 Distinguished Unit Citations
| Bronze Star
| Legion of Merit
| Other Army medals
| Purple Heart
| Silver Star
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | He was mortally wounded in Normandy on 6-20-1944, and he died a week later. His grave is in the St. Mere Eglis Cemetery in Normandy.
A memorial service was held at Little Joe's Presbyterian Church on 4-15-1946 for the 15 men from Barium Springs who died in the service.
Memorial marker in Normandy. |
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