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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Master Sergeant [then Sergeant First Class]

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    27th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    July 28, 1950

    Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 191 (September 26, 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 Master Sergeant [then Sergeant First Class] Junior Johnson (ASN: RA-44089095), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Company E, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On 28 July 1950, near Hwanggan, Korea, Master Sergeant Johnson volunteered to join in an assault on a hill from which the enemy was delivering heavy fire into the company area. Having helped organize the group, he led the men boldly forward in the attack on the securely emplaced foe. Inspiring his men by his example of courage and fighting zeal, and by personally neutralizing one machine gun, two automatic weapons and killing five enemy, he led them to rout completely the hostile force. Master Sergeant Johnson’s outstanding valor and determination to overcome the enemy are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.