Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Sgt. James E. Johnson
December 02, 2024
December 02, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
The last time anyone saw Marine Corps Sgt. James Edmund Johnson, he was fighting with all his might in frozen North Korea to make sure his fellow Marines could get away from an enemy that would have ravaged them. Johnson never made it home from that battle, but his fighting spirit and unwavering devotion led him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Johnson was born on Jan. 1, 1926, in Poc . . .
The last time anyone saw Marine Corps Sgt. James Edmund Johnson, he was fighting with all his might in frozen North Korea to make sure his fellow Marines could get away from an enemy that would have ravaged them. Johnson never made it home from that battle, but his fighting spirit and unwavering devotion led him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Johnson was born on Jan. 1, 1926, in Poc . . .