Lloyd O. Johnson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Marines
Lloyd O. Johnson served during World War II in the Pacific Theater. On December 9, 1944, he enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps.
After basic training, he was assigned to the Pacific as a truck driver and demolition man with the 3rd Engineer Battalion in Guam and with the 7th Service Regiment in China. His rank was Private First Class. He was discharged on October 26, 1946.
Mr. Johnson was awarded with the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Navy Occupation (China) and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was born in 1926, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Johnson, in Duluth, Minnesota.
He would have graduated from high school in 1945, but was overseas. He graduated formally in 2000.
Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form; original entry on VMH website (below); veteran's account (below)
Original entry on website: Lloyd O. Johnson enlisted in the Marine Corps on December 9, 1944. He was a private 1st class and served as a truck driver and demolition man with the 3rd Engineer Battalion in Guam and with the 7th Service Regiment in China. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal (China), and the World War II Victory Medal. He was discharged on October 26, 1946.
Veteran's account: "I called the principal at Denfeld High School in 2000 and told him I wanted to do 'Pomp and Circumstance.' He asked me, 'Didn't you do that in 1945?' I answered, 'No, I was on a ship in China in 1945.' So he said he'd see what he could do. Two days later, I got a call back. 'I have five World War II veterans that are going to graduate this year,' he said. "So I received two diplomas, one for 1945 and one for 2000."
