Minnesota Discovery Center

Arthur William Johnson, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
rank:Seaman
serial number:
location:Seaman 2nd Class. Served in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides; aboard the USS Halford (DD 480) and in the continental United States.
enlistment date:Dec. 15, 1943
place enlisted:Minneapolis, MN
discharge date:Aug. 18, 1945
place discharged:Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
decorations:
history:
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 130. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Aug. 30, 1925
birth place:Embarrass, MN
home town:
date of death:Nov. 16, 1994
father:Charles F. Johnson
mother:Fannie Johnson (nee Pakkala)
siblings:Mildred Verna Elmer Adolph Gordon
school:None

Last update: 5/06/2016