Irvin Johnson Company B

Brett great grandson of Ervin Johnson
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Hello, I recently came across your site and am very happy to have discovered it! My family and I just recently found out that my Great Grandfather Irvin (Ervin) Johnson served with this unit in Company B during World War 1 and we have been trying to gather more information on this unit.
  I went through some of your pictures and found the roster of the unit and was very happy to have discovered his name listed there. I was curious if you might have any further information on this unit that may not be up on your website? Do you happen to have a casualty list by any chance? According to some family stories, he was wounded by gas while over there and suffered some injuries to his head and face.
 Unfortunately he died in an accident in 1946 and his only child still living was only 6 at the time and she said they never talked about the war or what he did. The only thing they had and passed down was one photograph of him in the Army, his pocket watch he used over there, and the flag that covered his casket at his funeral. Unfortunately none of his uniforms or awards etc. have survived as far as we know.
We have been trying our hardest to figure out if in fact he was wounded and what his unit did over there. If you do happen to have anything else, we would be extremely interested in learning anything further. Thank you for creating such a great site to share and learn more information about these soldiers and their unit! It is really amazing to see such interest and so much information that has been preserved. If you would like the photograph of my Great Grandfather for your site, just let me know. Thanks again,