Johnston Howard Dohla

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Howard Dohla Johnston is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

West Point Philippines Defense Memorial

Name:

Howard Dohla Johnston

Rank:

Lieutenant Colonel

Serial Number:

O-12475

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:

Grave:

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