Johnson, Edward (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2012

Citation

Johnson, Edward, “Johnson, Edward (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2012,” Digital Collections, accessed April 9, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29074.

Title

Johnson, Edward (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2012

Creator

Johnson, Edward

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Edward Johnson was born in Greenville, Michigan in 1919, and was drafted into the Army in 1941. After training to be a mechanic at Camp Boyd, Texas, Johnson joined Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He went to England with this unit in 1942, and stayed with it through campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, the Hurtgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge and the invasion of Germany, ending up in Czechoslovakia when the war ended.

Date

2012-02-28

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Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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