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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    99th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    August 2, 1950

    Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 109 (September 27, 1950)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Arthur O. Johnson, Jr. (ASN: RA-18277046), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action as a member of Battery B, 99th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, in action against the enemy near Kumchon, Korea, on 2 August 1950. Sergeant Johnson was in the battery area carrying out his duties as Chief of Firing Battery. The unit was firing on enemy installations south of Kumchon when the battery area was subjected to heavy enemy counter battery fire. Several men had been wounded and killed. Sergeant Johnson unhesitatingly assisted the Medical Corpsman to aid and evacuate the wounded. While carrying his Battery Commander, who had been wounded, to the ambulance, Sergeant Johnson was hit and seriously wounded by shell fragments which struck him in the back. Disregarding his own injuries, Sergeant Johnson continued in this work until all casualties had been cared for. He then collapsed due to the seriousness of his wounds and was also evacuated. By his disregard for personal safety despite his own wounds, Sergeant Johnson helped save the lives of his comrades, reflecting great credit upon himself and the military service.