James E. Johnson
(1926-1950)
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Sergeant James Edmund Johnson (January 1, 1926–December 2, 1950) was posthumously awarded the United States' highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic lone fight on December 2, 1950, to cover the withdrawal of his platoon during the bitter Chosin Reservoir campaign in Korea. When last seen by his comrades he was wounded, but still engaging the enemy in close grenade and hand-to-hand combat. The enemy were wearing the uniforms of friendly troops at the time. He was listed as missing in action until January 1954, when his status was officially changed to "presumed dead."
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1 January 1926 Pocatello, Idaho, United States
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| Died |
2 December 1950 (aged 24) Chosin Reservoir, Korea
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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