Kenneth I. Johnson

ASN:36326788

Note for Heidi; His personnel file may contain some documents for Kenneth H. Johnson, who was also in B-Battery. This Kenneth I was from chicago, the other Johnson from Indiana. Just wanted you to be aware of that when you are viewing the file I sent you.

Kenneth I. Johnson was a Tec 4 soldier with B—Battery. Appears to be a high point man.

1944 -March 15th

-       Record of Events: The Btry left camp at 0800 by motor convoy to area F for a Bn RSOP.  Went to an assembly area at 1100 proceeded into position.  Had lunch in the field at about 1300.  The Btry displaced to a new position forward.  At 1500 the Btry got march order and proceeded back to camp where rest of the afternoon was spent cleaning material.  At 1900 and 2100 the men were shown a very good movie in the mess hall entitled “The Iron Major”.  The weather fair, morale good. 

-       Cpl David O. Helfond, 32406550 and Cpl Bernard B. Tansky, 35043626, The above 2 EM fr dy to fur 5 days 0600.

-       Pfc Wilmer W. Ranniger, 37189998, Fr dy to fur 5 days London 0600.

-       Tec 4 Kenneth Johnson, 36326788, Pfc Sam (NMI) Berkowtiz, 35500219, Pfc James D. King, 7005991, Pfc Marvin W. Spoerl, 36289506, Pfc Edward T. Wilson, 16055128, Pvt James E. Bartlett, Jr., 6959495, Pvt Thomas O. Bell, 12214566, Pvt Harold L. Daugherty, 36628613, Pvt James V. Derbyshire, 33324713, Pvt Robert J. Melman, 35421978, Pvt Everett G. Knoeppel, 36289?69, Pvt Leroy (NMI) Maurer, 36628829, Pfc Delbert D. Mawery, 37086205, Pvt Thomas N. Pyatt, 36628961, Pvt Wilbert H. Tarvis, 36413894, 15 EM Fr dy to det service for 2 weeks with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Ashwell, England at 1300. 

1944 -March 29th

-       Record of Events: The usual camp training Fr 0800 to 1700.  Weather cloudy, morale fair. 

-       2 EM Fr det service Fr 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to absent sk and they were PFC Marvin Spoerl, 36289506 and Pvt Thomas Pyatt, 36628961. 

-       1st Lt Vernon Blank, 0-328168, Fr dy to leave 5 days at 0100.

-       Tec 4 Kenneth I. Johnson, 36326788, Pfc Sam (NMI) Berkowitz, 36326788, Pfc James D. King, 7005991, Pfc Edward T. Wilson, 16055128, Pvt James E. Bartlett, Jr., 6959495, Pvt Thomas O. Bell, 12214566, Pvt Harold L. Daugherty, 36628613, Pvt James V. Derbyshire, 33324713, Pvt Robert J. Holmes, 35421978, Pvt Everett G. Knoppel, 36289469, Pvt Leroy (NMI) Maurer, 36628829, Pfc Delbert D. Mowery, 37086205, Pvt Wilhart H. Tarvis, 36413894,13 EM Fr det service with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Ashwell, England to dy at 1930.