| NAME: Robert Johnston |
NICKNAME: Bob |
SERVICE NUMBER: 452922 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Somerville, MA |
NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Thomas & Jessie Johnston |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 6/22/1922 |
SERVICE DATES: 8/31/1942 – 1946 |
DATE OF DEATH: 1/7/2017 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | HQ/1/24 | 835 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | HQ/1/24 | 835 | Corporal | WIA | |||
| Tinian | HQ/1/24 | 835 | Corporal | ||||
| Roi-Namur | HQ/1/24 | 821 | Corporal | WIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Gold Star |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Second Lieutenant |
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Biography coming soon.
It took all of us–Army, Navy, everybody–to win that war. We lost a lot of good friends, but we finally got it done. And I’m a lucky guy to be alive, I know that.
On Iwo, I caught a piece of shrapnel, you know… an inch here or there, I’m dead. Knocked my teeth out, these are all a plate. Just wasn’t my turn to go, I guess. Got shot in my leg on Saipan. I’m a very fortunate man. And grateful. Grateful that I’m alive.
– Bob Johnston, interview with the author, August 2015.