John Stewart Johnson
12/23/1921 – 1/15/2014
Service Dates: 1939 – 1946 Initially in the 138th MO National Guard as a PFC, upon Americas entry into WWII he enlisted in the USMC. He was a member of the Marine Detachment, First Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force. In WWII he was stationed at and Defended Wake Island when the then Cpl became a POW on 12/23/1941 (quite the birthday present). After 40 months he was released from Japanese POW Camp – Kiawgwan Shanghi 31-121 on 9/12/1945.
Story uploaded: 2007 / updated: 8/25/2025
