Question

8. What was Henry Johnson's life like when he returned after the war?

Answer 1

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William Henry Johnson (circa July 15, 1892 – July 1, 1929), commonly known as Henry Johnson, was a United States Army soldier who performed heroically in the first African American unit of the United States Army to engage in combat in World War I. On watch in the Argonne Forest on May 14, 1918, he fought off a German raid in hand-to-hand combat, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier while experiencing 21 wounds, in an action that was brought to the nation's attention by coverage in the New York World and The Saturday Evening Post later that year. On June 2, 2015 he was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a posthumous ceremony at the White House.

In 1918, racism against African Americans was common among white U.S. soldiers in the U.S. military, but French attitudes differed. Johnson was recognized by the French with a Croix de guerre with star and bronze palm, and was the first U.S. soldier in World War I to receive that honor.

Johnson died, poor and in obscurity, in 1929. From 1919 on, Henry Johnson's story has been part of wider consideration of treatment of African Americans in the Great War. There was a long struggle to achieve awards for him from the U.S. military. He was finally awarded the Purple Heart in 1996. In 2002, the U.S. military awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross. Previous efforts to secure the Medal of Honor failed, but in 2015 he was posthumously honored with the award.

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Answer 2

Okay, I wanna go ahead and keep it short and simple for ya.

Henry Johnson was brought to the nations attention by coverage in the “New York World” and “The Saturday Evening Post” for his heroic deeds later in the year of 1918.
He was also awarded the “Medal Of Honor” by president Barack Obama in a posthumous ceremony at the White House.
Johnson was recognized by the French with a “Croix de guerre with star and bronze palm, and was the first U.S. soldier in World War 1 to receive that honor.
Veterans Bureau records show that a “permanent and total disability” rating was granted to Johnson on Sept 16. 1927, as a result of his tuberculosis. Additional Veterans Bureau records refer to Johnson receiving monthly compensation and regular visits by Veterans Bureau medical personnel until his death, which unfortunately, was on July 1. 1929, in Washington, D.C., of myocarditis.

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