Johnson Lawrence Miller

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Lawrence Miller Johnson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Ranger Names Plaque - Pointe du Hoc

Name:

Lawrence Miller Johnson

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

6709892

Unit:

2nd Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-07

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Lawrence Miller Johnson was born on November 17, 1911, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served in Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 7, 1944, at the age of 32, at Pointe du Hoc, during the American assault on Omaha and Utah beaches in France. SSgt Johnson was among the Rangers who advanced south from Pointe du Hoc in search of the missing guns. That night, he defended a corner of the Rangers' defensive perimeter that bore the brunt of the first German counterattacks. Johnson was killed during the second counterattack. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov