Virgil Warren Johnson

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Virgil Warren Johnson served during World War II in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Johnson joined the Army on June 28, 1944 and was discharged on April 26, 1946.

His rank was Staff Sergeant. His job was Machine Gunner 1st Class.

He was born in 1924 in Apple River Township, Wisconsin, the son of Martin and Emma Johnson. He graduated from Amery (Wisconsin) High School in 1942.

Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form; veteran’s account (below)

“Machine Gunner 1st Class. Picture on 2008 VFW Calendar. Giving rations to 87th Division infantry men after the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944.”