Dwight Hal Johnson (1947 - 1971)

Born 7 May 1947 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Ancestors

Died 30 Apr 1971 at age 23 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Dwight Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Dwight Johnson was awarded the Purple Heart.

Dwight Johnson is Notable.

Sergeant Dwight Hal Johnson was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War.^[1]

Dwight was born in 1947. He passed away in 1971.

Mother is Joyce Elaine Johnson. Father is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_H._Johnson

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3295; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 85-1392
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #179166445
  Dwight Johnson (2), single grandson, in household of Blanche Johnson (38) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
• Military: "U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981"
  Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. [File from the U.S. Army] Casualty Information System [Archival Database]; Records of Deceased Army Personnel, Deceased Dependents of Active-Duty Army Personnel, and Active-Duty Wounded Army Personnel, 1/1/1961 - 12/1981; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 407; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD
  Ancestry Record 8849 #255259
  Name: Dwight Hal Johnson; Birth Date: 7 May 1947; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Home State: Missouri; Home City: Detroit; Religion: Lutheran-Includes Missouri Synod.; Casualty Country: United States and Territory; Casualty Category: Non-battle Dead; Casualty Status: Non-hostile Dead: Died Out-right (current), No Previous Report (previous); Casualty Date: 30 Apr 1971; Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: Intentional Homicide; Small Arms Fire; Report Date: 1 May 1971; Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army; Military Class: Enlisted Personnel; Rank: Specialist Fifth Class.
• Death: "Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996"
  Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA
  Ancestry Record 3171 #851041
  Dwight H Johnson death 30 Apr 1971 (born 7 May 1947) residing in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 September 2020), memorial page for Dwight Hal Johnson (7 May 1947–30 Apr 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #5758187, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .