Wordless Wednesday~Returning Home

Our WWII Soldiers returning home – 69 years ago, 10 September 1945. My Uncle John Calvin Purvis among the thousands of men aboard the Queen Mary.

Military Monday~Pvt. Willie B. Johns

In Honor and Memory of my Uncle-

Willie B. Johns

7 April 1919-19 July 1989

        











U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name:  Willie B Johns
Birth Year:  1919
Race:  White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:  South Carolina
State of Residence:  South Carolina
County or City:  Chesterfield
Enlistment Date:  15 May 1943
Enlistment State:  South Carolina
Enlistment City:  Fort Jackson Columbia
Branch:  No branch assignment
Grade:  Private
Grade Code:  Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component:  Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:  Civil Life
Education:  Grammar school
Civil Occupation:  Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status:  Married
Height: 30
Weight: 074
 
Willie Benjamin Johns was the son of Julius Johns and Mary Catherine "Mamie" Brock. He was one of eight children; seven of them living to adulthood. Uncle Willie was a Master Carpenter and as a young lad I spent many memorable moments with him sometimes helping in his carpentry endeavors.
We Miss You.








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