February, 2004
Featured Veteran
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Richard Vinson Johnson
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Branch of
Service:
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United States Army
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Era:
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WWII, Korea
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Units Served:
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Co. I, 2nd Btn., 17th Inf. Rgmt., 7th Div.
CO. E, 17th Inf. Rgmt., 7th Div.
6th Army Hq. Co., 17th Inf. Rgmt., 7th Inf. Div.
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MOS:
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39149807 - Enlisted
02103065/67 - Officer
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Medals:
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Army of Occupation Medal - Korea
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
Bronze Star w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters w/V
Bronze Star w/Cluster, GO 14 7th Inf. Div.
CIB - MM M1 Rifle, 44 Exp.
CIB w/Star
Commendation Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Korean Service Medal
Korean Presidential Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart -
Okinawa YAEJU-DAKE Escarpment
Purple Heart w/Cluster - Sokkogae, Korea
ROKWSM Medal - 50th Anniversary
Korean Presidential Medal
United Nations Service Medal
WWII Victory Medal
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Battles and
Campaigns:
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RYUKYUS GO 40 WD 45
Western Pacific GO 33 WD 45
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Mr. Johnson is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma. He
served in the US Army for 10 1/2 years with the infantry troops throughout
the Pacific during WWII, the Korean Occupation and in the Korean Police
Action. Mr. Johnson fought and was wounded on Pork Chop Hill. He is a member of the "Who's Who in the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame".
He is currently the Vice President of the San Joaquin River Intertribal
Heritage Educational Corporation, a non-profit organization whose purpose is
to bring cultural awareness and education to children and adults, alike.
See: http://www.intertribalcenter.org
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Photographs by Peggy Fontenot
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