Johnny L Johnson

Private First Class
I CO, 3RD BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
17 August 1945 - 19 October 1968
Cleveland, Ohio
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1ST MARDIV

5TH MARINES 		Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Johnny L Johnson

28 Feb 2007

We were in Boot Camp together. Platoon 2059, San Diego MCRD in 1966. I just want him to be remembered.

From a fellow Marine,
Ron Taylor
rtnmsp@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On the morning of 19 Oct 1968, during Operation MAUI PEAK, the 3/5 Marines' positions near Dai Hiep (3), on top of An Bang Mountain on the southern bank of the Vu Gia River, suffered grenade and mortar attacks which killed five Marines and seriously wounded 23 more. The dead were
  • H&S Company 3/5
  • I Company 3/5
    • LCpl Edward J. Thibodeaux, Greenwell Springs, LA
    • Pfc Johnny L. Johnson, Cleveland, OH
    • Pfc James J. Raiolo, St Paul, MN
    • Pfc Charles F. Strafello, Avon, MA


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a fellow Marine,
Ron Taylor
rtnmsp@aol.com


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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 28 Feb 2007
Last updated 11/13/2010