Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Henry Johnson
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Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, born William Henry Johnson on July 15, 1892, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, served in World War I with the 369th New York Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters. In May 1918, while on sentry duty in the Argonne Forest, he and Pvt. Needham Roberts were attacked by German soldiers. Despite sustaining 21 wounds, Johnson fought bravely, rescuing Roberts and inflicting casualties on the enemy. His valor earned him the French Croix de Guerre and, posthumously, the Medal of Honor in 2015. Johnson passed away on July 1, 1929, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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