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Theodore Knapp Johnson

NAME:
Theodore Knapp Johnson
NICKNAME:
Ted / T. K.
SERVICE NUMBER:
O-13977
HOME OF RECORD:
42 Judkins Street, West Newton, MA
NEXT OF KIN:
Brother, Mr. Charles F Johnson
DATE OF BIRTH:
3/13/1916
SERVICE DATES:
2/16/1942 – 2/1/1944
DATE OF DEATH:
2/1/1944
CAMPAIGNUNITMOSRATERESULT
Roi-NamurC/1/24Executive Officer1st LieutenantKIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK:
1st Lieutenant
Up before dawn, tight stomach but a ravenous appetite – forgot to wake up Ted, and he almost missed the boat. The last time I saw him, he was mad as Hell and cussed me out for a knucklehead.

...when the mopping up was over, and the terns were again beginning to show luminous white against the darkening sky, we returned to the spot on the beach where we had spent the night before, and fell exhausted on the ground. Never have I been so weary – so drained of feeling. I heard that Ted had been killed – I had been very close to him, and two boys in my platoon – they were merely facts to be noted, not to feel.

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