Name:
Henning Erie Johnson
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
31069513
Unit:
11th Field Artillery
Date of Death:
1942-11-16
State:
Massachuetts
Cemetery:
Torsåkers kyrka (Church), Torsaker, Gästrikland, Sweden
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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 in the Service Battery of the 11th Field Artillery, 24th 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.