- SURNAME
Johnson
- FORENAME
James Walter
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company B)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
454866
- DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1943
- AGE
17
- GRAVESITE
Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Texas, USA. Division 6A, Lot 19
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.11.1925, Loco, Oklahoma
father Roger Keith Johnson (1895-1969)
mother Lillian Blanche (nee Lowery) Johnson (1905-1998)
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Blanche Johnson, Lone Star Gas Company, Gainesville, Texas
07.09.1942 enlisted
KIA Bairoko, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
20-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90053386/james-walter-johnsonSERVICE HISTORY:
JOHNSON, James W., Pvt 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 454866
Born: 22 Nov 1925 Texas
Enlisted USMC: 08 Sep 1942 (Home of Record: Box 567, Gainesville, Texas)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, TX (Div 6A, Lot 19)
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1-9, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, emb abd USS LCI #23 at Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS KILTY at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, killed in action while participating in the attack against the organized enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row 2, Grave 5, New Georgia, B.S.I.
Born: 22 Nov 1925 Texas
Enlisted USMC: 08 Sep 1942 (Home of Record: Box 567, Gainesville, Texas)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, TX (Div 6A, Lot 19)
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1-9, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, emb abd USS LCI #23 at Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS KILTY at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, killed in action while participating in the attack against the organized enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row 2, Grave 5, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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