In the church graveyard; an upright grave.

A standard US Military Brass inscribed plaque attached to the cement upright family gravestone.

Private First Class (PFC) Henning Erie Johnson was born on March 3, 1912 in Torsåker, Sweden.  He immigrated to the United States in 1937 and lived in Massachusetts.  He enlisted in the US Army in February 1942 and served with the 11^th Field Artillery of the 24^th Infantry Division stationed in Hawaii.  He was killed on November 16, 1942 and was returned to be buried in his hometown in Sweden in 1949. He was one of over 4,200 US soldiers born in Sweden who served in the US military from 1941-45.

Special thanks to Lars Gyllenhaal, author of "200 svenska sevärdheter från andra världskriget (200 Swedish WWII Sights)” for assistance and photos of this memorial.

HENNING E JOHNSON

MASSACHUSETTS

PFC   FIELD ARTILLERY

WORLD WAR II

MAR 3, 1912  NOV 16, 1942