Name:
Helmer Knagg Johnson
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
415551
Unit:
3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Helmer Knagg Johnson was born on September 17, 1922, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. He was the son of Edwin Y. Johnson and Opal M. Knaggs Johnson.
He served in the 3rd Signal Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.