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Johnson, Alfred War's End
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. moved south after crossing the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River, Germany] and entered Austria.
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Johnson, Burton Atomic Bombs, Chinese Communists, and Home
Burton "Burt" Johnson was with his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] w
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Johnson, Burton Becoming a Soldier
Burton Johnson entered into service at Clinton, Arkansas at age 18.
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Johnson, Burton Early Years
Burton Johnson was born in Providence, Rhode Island in May 1920.
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Johnson, Burton Japanese Prisoners of War
Burton Johnson had been in the service for three years when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: on Sunday, 7 December 1941].
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Johnson, Burton Mortar School to Peleliu
Burton "Burt" Johnson went to mortar school [Annotator's Note: M2 60mm mortar at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California].
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Johnson, Burton New Guinea and the Philippines
Burton Johnson arrived in Finschafen, New Guinea in the South Pacific after completing his stateside training.
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Johnson, Burton Philippines and Operation Downfall
Burton Johnson was transferred from New Guinea to Biak and then to the lower part of the Philippines after it was secured.
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Johnson, Burton Police Boys and Marys in New Guinea
Burton Johnson had multiple locations where Japanese prisoners were held in New Guinea.
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Johnson, Burton Postwar
Burton Johnson remembers when he heard of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death.
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Johnson, Burton POW Camp Organization
Burton Johnson organized POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camps by first getting the engineers to establish a barbed wire containment a
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Johnson, Burton POWs in Finschhafen, New Guinea
Burton Johnson had over 1,500 Japanese prisoners in the massive POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in Finschhafen.