I am proud of the men in my family who served in the United States Military. There are no biographies and whatever contributions they made are lost to history.
One of these men was my maternal great uncle who served in the United States Army during WWI. This year is the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of that war. World War I was started when the nations went to war, so we are told by the history books, to avenge the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Hapsburg throne, June 28, 1914.
Essix P. Johnson was born April 20, 1890 in Grady, Lincoln County, Arkansas to Essix Johnson and Jessie (Benson) Johnson.
His dates of service were July 29, 1918 to August 21, 1919. Place of Entry was Grady, Arkansas. Place of Separation was Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Decorations and Awards received were the World War I Victory Medal and the World War I Victory Button.
He died August 9, 1967 at Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. His place of burial was Grady, Randolph Cemetery, Lincoln County, Arkansas, August 13, 1967.
