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Forgotten Warriors

Milton F. Johnson Sr. served and fought in World War II as a member of the 374th Engineers General Service Regiment. He is the recipient of four EAME Campaign Bronze Stars and one Purple Heart. He and his all-black unit stormed the beach at Normandy during the second wave. His units initial mission was to deploy and disarm German mines. The mission eventually changed. Mr. Johnson’s unit were now assigned to charging the sandy beaches of Normandy to take out German pill-boxes. From there, their mission changed again. Now, they were assigned to police the town’s General Patton’s tanks had rolled through. This was in an effort to protect American soldiers from remaining hostile soldiers. The units mission changed again to Military Prison Guards as the war came to a close. The Germans began to surrender in the thousands and the 374th was assigned to guard these prisoners. Mr. Johnson’s battles and campaigns included Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and of course, Normandy. In all, Milton Johnson Sr. spent one year, seven months and ten days of foreign service.

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