LCpl Johnston #2116397
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Clement enlisted in the Marines 15 July 1964 three days after his 17th birthday, at a local Pittsburgh Recruiting Office.
He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. His Recon Team was at an observation position when undetermined Viet Cong hostile forces threw a couple of grenades into the position. Clement died of multiple
shrapnel wounds to his left leg and back in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc while participating in Operation Wyoming.
Tour of duty unknown.
Survived by his parents, Clement Benjamin and Carolyn A Greenwood Johnston Sr, his sister, Sharon A and 2 brothers, Daniel and Ralph
Johnston of 4211 Main Street, Pittsburg, PA and the grandson of Mrs. Anne Marie Greenwood of CO and Mrs. Julia B Johnston of PA.
Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church on 37th and Bandera St and burial services conducted by the Gilbert McInnes
Funeral Home.
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Clement B. Johnston, Jr. (MCSN: 2116397), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as a member of a reconnaissance platoon, Company D, First Reconnaissance Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy Viet Cong forces in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc Village in Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 28 April 1966. Corporal Johnston, a fellow Marine, and a Navy Corpsman were occupying a position when an undetermined number of insurgents (Viet Cong) quietly approached their location and threw two hand grenades into their midst. Corporal Johnston saw one of the grenades and leaped at his companions, knocking them to the ground and shielding them from the blast of the grenade. In so doing he absorbed the terrific force of the explosion and saved his friends from major injuries and possible loss of life. Corporal Johnston's courageous action and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the cause of freedom.
General Orders: Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals
Action Date: 28-Apr-66
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Company: Company D
Battalion: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.) FMF
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Clement enlisted in the Marines 15 July 1964 three days after his 17th birthday, at a local Pittsburgh Recruiting Office.
He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. His Recon Team was at an observation position when undetermined Viet Cong hostile forces threw a couple of grenades into the position. Clement died of multiple
shrapnel wounds to his left leg and back in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc while participating in Operation Wyoming.
Tour of duty unknown.
Survived by his parents, Clement Benjamin and Carolyn A Greenwood Johnston Sr, his sister, Sharon A and 2 brothers, Daniel and Ralph
Johnston of 4211 Main Street, Pittsburg, PA and the grandson of Mrs. Anne Marie Greenwood of CO and Mrs. Julia B Johnston of PA.
Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church on 37th and Bandera St and burial services conducted by the Gilbert McInnes
Funeral Home.
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Clement B. Johnston, Jr. (MCSN: 2116397), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as a member of a reconnaissance platoon, Company D, First Reconnaissance Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy Viet Cong forces in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc Village in Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 28 April 1966. Corporal Johnston, a fellow Marine, and a Navy Corpsman were occupying a position when an undetermined number of insurgents (Viet Cong) quietly approached their location and threw two hand grenades into their midst. Corporal Johnston saw one of the grenades and leaped at his companions, knocking them to the ground and shielding them from the blast of the grenade. In so doing he absorbed the terrific force of the explosion and saved his friends from major injuries and possible loss of life. Corporal Johnston's courageous action and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the cause of freedom.
General Orders: Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals
Action Date: 28-Apr-66
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Company: Company D
Battalion: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.) FMF
LCpl Johnston #2116397
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Clement enlisted in the Marines 15 July 1964 three days after his 17th birthday, at a local Pittsburgh Recruiting Office.
He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. His Recon Team was at an observation position when undetermined Viet Cong hostile forces threw a couple of grenades into the position. Clement died of multiple
shrapnel wounds to his left leg and back in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc while participating in Operation Wyoming.
Tour of duty unknown.
Survived by his parents, Clement Benjamin and Carolyn A Greenwood Johnston Sr, his sister, Sharon A and 2 brothers, Daniel and Ralph
Johnston of 4211 Main Street, Pittsburg, PA and the grandson of Mrs. Anne Marie Greenwood of CO and Mrs. Julia B Johnston of PA.
Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church on 37th and Bandera St and burial services conducted by the Gilbert McInnes
Funeral Home.
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Clement B. Johnston, Jr. (MCSN: 2116397), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as a member of a reconnaissance platoon, Company D, First Reconnaissance Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy Viet Cong forces in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc Village in Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 28 April 1966. Corporal Johnston, a fellow Marine, and a Navy Corpsman were occupying a position when an undetermined number of insurgents (Viet Cong) quietly approached their location and threw two hand grenades into their midst. Corporal Johnston saw one of the grenades and leaped at his companions, knocking them to the ground and shielding them from the blast of the grenade. In so doing he absorbed the terrific force of the explosion and saved his friends from major injuries and possible loss of life. Corporal Johnston's courageous action and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the cause of freedom.
General Orders: Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals
Action Date: 28-Apr-66
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Company: Company D
Battalion: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.) FMF
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Clement enlisted in the Marines 15 July 1964 three days after his 17th birthday, at a local Pittsburgh Recruiting Office.
He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. His Recon Team was at an observation position when undetermined Viet Cong hostile forces threw a couple of grenades into the position. Clement died of multiple
shrapnel wounds to his left leg and back in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc while participating in Operation Wyoming.
Tour of duty unknown.
Survived by his parents, Clement Benjamin and Carolyn A Greenwood Johnston Sr, his sister, Sharon A and 2 brothers, Daniel and Ralph
Johnston of 4211 Main Street, Pittsburg, PA and the grandson of Mrs. Anne Marie Greenwood of CO and Mrs. Julia B Johnston of PA.
Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church on 37th and Bandera St and burial services conducted by the Gilbert McInnes
Funeral Home.
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Clement B. Johnston, Jr. (MCSN: 2116397), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as a member of a reconnaissance platoon, Company D, First Reconnaissance Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy Viet Cong forces in the vicinity of Xuan Ngoc Village in Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 28 April 1966. Corporal Johnston, a fellow Marine, and a Navy Corpsman were occupying a position when an undetermined number of insurgents (Viet Cong) quietly approached their location and threw two hand grenades into their midst. Corporal Johnston saw one of the grenades and leaped at his companions, knocking them to the ground and shielding them from the blast of the grenade. In so doing he absorbed the terrific force of the explosion and saved his friends from major injuries and possible loss of life. Corporal Johnston's courageous action and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the cause of freedom.
General Orders: Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals
Action Date: 28-Apr-66
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Company: Company D
Battalion: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.) FMF
