Second Lieutenant Melvin Johnson was living in Lubbock, TX when he entered the service and was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 25, 1951 and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 25, 1951 and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Second Lieutenant Melvin Johnson was living in Lubbock, TX when he entered the service and was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 25, 1951 and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 25, 1951 and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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2d Lt 27 Inf 25 Inf Div WW II & Korea
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