Marvin Winfred Johnson

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

Note 1. The death location, "Okinawa Gunto Operations" is based on the following:
A. The Bureau of Naval Personnel lists "JOHNSON, Marvin W, LTJG, 224483, Mobile Explosives Investigation Unit 4, Okinawa Gunto operations, April 20, 1945, (CasCode121) killed in combat, dd April 20, 1945".
B. Alabama States Summary of War Casualties "JOHNSON, Marvin Winfred, Lt., (jg), USNR. Mother, Mrs. Lodie Adair, Rt. 1, Arley, Ala".
C. Newspaper clip, Unknown date "DEATH REPORTED - Lt. (jg) Marvin Winfred Johnson (above), USNR, has been reported killed in action in the Pacific, his mother, Mrs. J. A. Adair of Arley, was notified. Lt. Johnson attended Florence State Teachers College and later was graduated from A.P.I in Auburn. Previous to the Pacific assignment, he had served in the European theater".
The photo of the newspaper clip also had a document that identified his initial burial location as "Ie Shima Cemerery, Ryukyu Retto Japan".

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