Clayton E. Johnson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Clayton E. Johnson of Eveleth enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 28, 1942.
He was a Staff Sergeant serving iin Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe.and Germany.
Mr. Johnson received the: Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Air Crewman badge, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was honorably discharged on October 22, 1945.
He was later commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in January, 1949, and served with Battery B of the 63rd Field Artillery Batalion and 24th Infantry Regiment as a motor transport officer.
Mr. Johnson was awarded the: Army of Occupation Medal (Japan).
He was separated from the service on October 20, 1949 at Camp Stoneman, Calif.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 131.
