Neil E. Johnson

Neil E. Johnson entered the Naval Reserve on August 10, 1945.

He served as a Fireman 1st Class aboard the USS Purdy (DD 734) in the Pacific.

Mr. Johnson received the: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

He was honorably discharged on August 2, 1946 at Great Lakes, Ill.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 133.

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