Name:
Thomas Johnson
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35808735
Unit:
329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-12
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
H
Row:
12
Grave:
16
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Thomas Johnson was born in 1923, in Kentucky. He served in Company K, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. Pvt. Johnson was Killed in Action on August 12, 1944, during the Liberation of Saint-Malo in France. He was buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart.