Gordon Wayne Johnson

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Name: Gordon Wayne Johnson
Location of Birth: Remer, Minnesota
Date of Birth: March 16, 1916
Date of Death: November 6, 1982 (66 years old)
Parents: John Elmer Johnson and Esther (Anderson) Johnson
High School and Class: 1932 - Remer High School, Remer, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: TSGT (Technical Sergeant)
Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: November 10, 1945 (Enlistment Date)
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Date of Discharge: November 20, 1946 (Discharge Date)
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Military Highlights:
Gordon served as a Technical Sergeant with the United States Army infantry during World War II.

Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Gordon Wayne Johnson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: March 16, 1916
Birth Place: Remer, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Boy River, Cass, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Boy River, Cass, Minnesota, USA
Employer: United States Forest Service
Height: 6'
Weight: 170
Complexion: Freckled
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Elmer John Johnson (father)

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Gordon was a resident of Cass and Itasca Counties.

He was an avid trapper and outdoorsman.

Previously of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, he moved to Effie, Minnesota in 1977.

He was a member of national and state trappers associations.

Gordon married Dorothy Nilson on August 16, 1947 at Rockford, Illinois.

In 1927, he retired from employment with Blandin Paper Company where he belonged to the Quarter Century Club.

Gordon was a member of the Effie Presbyterian Church and the Effie American Legion.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a daughter, Mrs. Odell (Rocky) Odberg; three sons, Wayne, Curt, and Doug; two brothers, Lowell and Robert; and two sisters, Ardis Johnson and Shirley Johnson.

Gordon passed away at Northern Itasca Hospital in Bigfork, Minnesota. He is buried in Bigfork Cemetery at Bigfork, Minnesota.

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