Ralph H. Johnson
Military Person
1949 – 1968
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Who was Ralph H. Johnson?
Ralph Henry Johnson was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. When a hand grenade was thrown into his fighting hole, he immediately covered it with his body—absorbing the full impact of the blast—sacrificing his life to save a fellow Marine and preventing the enemy from penetrating his patrol perimeter.
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- Born
- Jan 11, 1949
Charleston - Also known as
- Ralph Henry Johnson
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- South Carolina
- Died
- Mar 5, 1968
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on July 23, 2013
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