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James Edmund Johnson
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Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
L BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR 1 MAR DIV
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Date of Death
December 2, 1950
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Sergeant Johnson was a member of Battery L, 4th Battalion, 11th Marines,1st Marine Division. On December 2, 1950 near Yudam-ni, North Korea, in the absence of his platoon leader, he assumed command of his platoon which was under intense enemy fire and directed its return fire. When ordered to withdraw, he positioned himself in an exposed position, to cover the withdrawal of his platoon and engaged in hand to hand combat with the enemy. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 2, 1950 and was presumed dead on November 2, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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