Dale served with the 40th Infantry Division, 980th Field Artillery Battalion Battery C in Korea, joining in July 1952. He returned from Korea August 27, 1953. Sergeant Johnson was discharged October 1953 and earned the Commendation, Korean and UN Service Ribbons. Dale was a member of Emil Ewoldt Post 22 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517.
SGT. Dale W. Johnson of Summit has returned to Seattle, Washington where he will be discharged from the army sometime in October of 1953.
Dale and Mary Johnson were married on June 4, 1955 and are the parents of 4 boys: William (MHS 1974), Robert (MHS 1977), Steve (MHS 1980), & Tom (MHS 1982).
In Memory of Dale Johnson Born May 12, 1931 Montrose, South Dakota Died November 4, 1986 Manning General Hospital, Manning, Iowa Age 55 years, 5 months, and 23 days Rite of Christian Burial Friday, November 7, 1986, 10:30 AM Sacred Heart Church, Manning, Iowa Celebrant Reverend Father Ralph Reinhart Music Sacred Heart Choir Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery, Manning, Iowa Casketbearers Phil Enenbach, Lyle Rowedder, Milford Wiese, Earl Pfannkuch, Jerome Kasperbauer, Al Vonnahme Military Honors Emil Ewoldt Post 22 of the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517 Manning, Iowa Rosary Thursday, November 6, 1986, 8:00 PM Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa |