WWII · Battle Death Record
Leroy Johnson
Sergeant, U.S. Army · Louisiana
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Leroy Johnson
- Entered the Service From
- Louisiana
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- Company K, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- December 15, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart (2)
- Burial / Memorial
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Grave
- Plot C, Row 10, Grave 79
Their story
On December 15, 1944, near Limon, Leyte, Philippines, Sergeant Leroy Johnson was manning a machine gun when two enemy grenades were thrown into his position. He threw himself upon the grenades, smothering the blasts with his body and sacrificing his life to save his comrades. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
This record is one of more than 200,000 in our historical archive. Some information may have been corrupted or lost over decades of data conversion. Corrections are welcome — please contact the archive.