Harry H. Johnson
| Harry Hubbard Johnson | |
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Harry H. Johnson in the Wartime photo.
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| Born |
April 11, 1895 Glenflora, Texas |
| Died | August 6, 1987 (aged 92) Kerrville, Texas |
| Buried | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/ |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1917-1958 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Service number | 0-172820 |
| Commands held |
2nd Cavalry Division 93rd Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Harry Hubbard Johnson (11 April 1895 – 6 August 1987) was a United States army officer with the rank of Major General, who commanded 2nd Cavalry Division and 93rd Infantry Division during World War II.
He was born in Glenflora, Texas, six miles from his later hometown of Eagle Lake, Texas. He was the only son of Harry Stafford Johnson (September 17, 1873 Columbus, Texas - April 21, 1956 Eagle Lake, Texas) and Annie Bell Hubbard (Oct 14, 1873 Sealy, Texas - December 24, 1908 Eagle Lake, Texas).
His mother Annie died in 1908 when he was 13. His father later married Mamie Eggar (January 28, 1891 Corpus Christie, Texas - January 2, 1962 Runge, Texas) on January 28, 1912. They had three children: Robert Ellen Johnson (1913 - October, 1916), Frank Marshall Johnson (February 15, 1915 - January 31, 1976), and Richard Wayne Johnson (November 11, 1917 - November 1, 1919).
He attended Texas A&M College to study agriculture, but transferred to Tyler Community College after 2 years. He later graduated from Tyler with a degree in accounting in May, 1916. He attended the Officer Training Course at Leon Springs, Texas in May, 1917 and was assigned to the Aviation Ground School in Austin, Texas. When the call went out for recruits to fight in Europe, Johnson dropped out of flight school and enlisted in the Texas National Guard in August 10, 1917.
Johnson was sent to Camp Bowie in Fort Worth, Texas on August 23, 1917, where he was made a Sergeant on September 7, 1917 with Company E, 141st Infantry, 36th Division. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on December 2, 1917 and commissioned on December 28, 1917. He was transferred to Camp Bullis and was promoted to First Lieutenant on June 11, 1918.
Johnson served with the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in France. He left France on August 23, 1919 on board the transport USS Marcia and arrived at Brooklyn, New York on September 2, 1919. He was Honorably Discharged on 16 October 1919 but failed to get a commission in the Officer's Reserve Corps.
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