Johnson, Robert Paul

1922 - 2005  (83 years)

• Name	Johnson, Robert Paul
  Birth	6 Feb 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JOHN.R002
  _FGRAVE	18309697
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [2]
  	He was a U. S. Army World War II veteran with rank of Sergeant, and served with the paratroopers.
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	7 Jun 2005  [1, 3]
  Burial	Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Johnson, Francis F. and Robert P.
  		Headstone, Johnson, Robert Paul
  Person ID	I26887	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Johnson, Dick Henry,   b. 1884   d. 1962 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Rinehart, Frankie,   b. 1887   d. 1946 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F10156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, F.F.
  Family ID	F11565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Paul Johnson, 83, passed away June 7, 2005, Mr. Johnson was born Feb. 6, 1922, in Louisville, IL, the son of Dick Henry and Frankie Rinehart Johnson. He married his wife ;Frances , in 1945. He was a U. S. Army World War II veteran with rank of Sergeant, and served with the paratroopers. Survivors include his wife; one son,John, one daughter,Linda,and two grandchildren Mary & Tamatha ; and eight great-grandchildren. And three sisters. Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial in Maple Dale Cemetery with full military honors performed by the Olney Veterans Organizations.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7645] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Johnson, Francis F. and Robert P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18309697/robert-paul-johnson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7646] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Johnson, Robert Paul, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18309697/robert-paul-johnson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4898] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hohlbauch, Geneva L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118297658), none. (Reliability: 2).