Wilhelm Paul Johnson d. 16 Sep 1985 Lakeland, Polk Co., Florida

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Gender	Male
Died	16 Sep 1985	Lakeland, Polk Co., Florida
Person ID	I9350	Johnson Hindin Tree
Last Modified	1 Jul 2019

Family Sarah Adelaide ASHCOM, b. Abt 1908

Married 1 Nov 1928 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania

Children

	1. Mary Ashcom Johnson, Hawaii
	2. William Paul Johnson, Jr., b. Abt 1934, Ft. Benning, Georgia

Family ID F3671 Group Sheet

Notes

Wilhelm graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1928. He went on to become a Major General in the U.S Army, earning the Army Distinguished Service Medal as a Major General for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period June 1954 to May 1962, and, prior to that, a Silver Star as a Colonel for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 1st Armored Division during World War II. In the late 1950s, he was the commanding general of the U.S. Army Armor Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky.