Name:
Howard Dohla Johnston
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Serial Number:
Unit:
Headquarters, 2nd Philippine Corps
Date of Death:
1942-07-02
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
Plot:
Block C
Row:
11
Grave:
93
Decoration:
Legion Of Merit, Silver Star
Comments:
Howard Dohla Johnston was born on October 21, 1898, in Indiana. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He served in the Headquarters, 2nd Philippine Corps, as a Lieutenant Colonel during World War II.
After the fall of Bataan, LTC Johnston was captured, taken prisoner, and held at PW Camp #1 - Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija Province, Luzon, Philippines. He died during captivity on July 2, 1942. He is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Source of information: weremember.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com