Thomas M. Johnston
NAME: Thomas M. Johnston
ASN: 33572163
PLACE OF BIRTH: PA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1923?
DATES OF SERVICE: 06 Feb 1943 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: A CO 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with combat jump star, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and two bronze star devices, World War II Victory Medal, possible Purple Heart Medal with oak leaf cluster
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
06 Feb 1943 - Enlisted at Altoona, PA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33572163 | 33572163 |
| NAME | JOHNSTON#THOMAS#M####### | JOHNSTON#THOMAS#M####### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 027 | CENTRE |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 3202 | ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 06 | 06 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 02 | 02 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 43 | 43 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 23 | 23 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 5 | 1 year of college |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 788 | Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c. |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0678 | 0678 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 1.195 | 1.195 |
20 Feb 1944 - Assigned to A CO 509th PIB
? - May have been shot in the arm at Anzio
? - Wounded in the ankle in Italy
15 Aug 1944 - Combat Jump in Southern France part of Operation Dragoon.
Eugene 'Smokey' Jordan and Thomas Johnston of Bellefonte, PA photo taken around Oct 1944 at Lantosque, France
Joe Mangialomini, William Kort, Thomas Johnston, Charles Collazo
25 Dec 1944 - Johnstons best buddy Eugene Jordan was killed in action
29 Dec 1944 - Wounded at Sadzot, Belgium from shrapnel from a german grenade that exploded three feet away some of the shrapnel entered his liver
Shortly after he was discharged, he traveled to Kansas and visited with the family of Eugene Jordan. He ended up staying a few months.
1991 - Passed away
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