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orld War II Makin Atoll Marine Raider
Timeline
Birth- 17 May 1913
Little Rock, IA
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Occupation
Teacher/Marine
Marine Corps Service: Casualty Date
17 Aug 1942
Marine Corps Service: Service #
334067
Marine Corps Service: Decorations
Purple Heart
Marine Corps Service: Unit
2nd Marine Raiders Battalion
Marine Corps Service: Conflicts
World War II
Marine Corps Service: Age at Loss
29 years old
Marine Corps Service: Battles
Makin Island Raid
Gender
Male
Recovery: JTFFA investigation
1 Aug 1998
Recovery: Identification
Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii
Recovery: Recovery Site
Makin Atoll
Recovery: Grave Registration Team investigation
1 Jan 1949
Recovery: CILHI excavation
1 Nov 1999
Recovery: Identified
1 Jan 2000
Recovery: Repatriated
17 Dec 1999
Education: To
1 Jan 1939
Education: Institution
Yankton College
Education: Place
Yankton, SD
Death- 17 Aug 1942-Age: 29 years
Killed in Action
Makin Island
Burial- 17 May 2001
Little Rock, IA
Other Facts
Full Name
Harris Jonathon Johnson
Also known as
Johnny
Father
Hans Johnson
Mother
Stella Kallemeyn Johnson
