William Orlando Johnson – Brigadier General, United States Army

William Orlando Johnson of Kentucky

  • Appointed from Kentucky, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1886 (6)
  • Second Lieuetnant, 19th Infantry, 12 June 1890
  • First Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, 29 January 1897
  • Transferred to 2nd Infantry, 11 January 1898
  • Captain, 16th Infantry, 10 October 1899

William Orlando Johnson, February24, 1866-September 13, 1926. Second U. S. Infantry Division; West Point Graduate. In May 1898 he organized a company of 40 volunteers from Louisiana, and saw action in Cuba, fighting lightly at San Juan Hill. Also served in World War I. Retired as Brigadier General.


JOHNSON, WILLIAM O

  • COL INF D O L
  • DATE OF DEATH: 09/13/1926
  • BURIED AT: SECTION 4-W  SITE 3328
  • ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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