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Soldier Summary

Soldier Summary

Johnson, Robert Colton

Military History

Rank

First Lieutenant (Topographical Officer)

Unit

United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 310th. Company C.

Medals Awarded

  • Order of St. Anne
  • Order of St. Stanislaus

Events

Event

Date

Place

Details

Event

Residence

Date

1927

Place

Fond du Lac, WI

Details

-

Event

Bn. Adjutant

Date

10/1918

Place

-

Details

-

Event

Birth

Date

09/21/1894

Place

St. Louis, MO

Details

-

Event

Died

Date

05/26/1969

Place

-

Details

-

Event

Discharged

Date

08/19/1919

Place

Camp Grand, Ill.

Details

-

Sources

  • Engineers rosters, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO
  • Jay H. Bonnell papers, 1918-1919
  • Malcolm K. Whyte papers, 1917-1926
  • The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
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