Witter, Johnnie A.
- Date of birth:
- January 2nd, 1922 (Drexel/Missouri, United States)
- Date of death:
- February 23rd, 2015
- Service number:
- 37 247 841
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Johnnie A. Witter entered service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on December 17th, 1942. Between May 1943 and September 1945 he served in Europe with Headquarters & Service Company van het 307th Engineer Battalion. He was honorably discharged at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on September 22nd, 1945.
Was also entitled to wear the Presidential Unit Citation Badge as from September 15th, 1944.
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Headquarter & Service Company, Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Headquarter & Service Company, Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Awarded with 7 bronze campaign stars for "NORMANDY", "RHINELAND", "ARDENNES", "CENTRAL EUROPE", "SICILY", "NAPLES-FOGGIA" and "NORTHERN FRANCE" and a bronze arrowhead.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Unit:
- Headquarter & Service Company, Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- September 22nd, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Headquarter & Service Company, Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Unit:
- Headquarter & Service Company, Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: James Huettenmueller
- - Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honrable Discharge
- Honorable Discharge Certificate
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