Melvin Wallace Johnson was born Oct. 10, 1914 to Alpha F. and Minnie Fay Schlumbolm Johnson. He died Nov. 18, 1944 and is buried in Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoze, France.
Pvt. Johnson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division and died in France while in the service of his country. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
