Johnson, Arris Martin, 2016

File — Box: MS 015-01, Folder: MS015.01.18

Identifier: MS 015- file MS015.01.18

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Being in the 69th Infantry Division in the United States Army, gave Arris the opportunity to be able to go to Alfred University in New York. While he was there he studied to become an engineer. He was a Private 1st Class from 1942 to 1946 and was at the Battle of the Bulge and met the Russians on the Elbe River. He also was chosen by the Red Cross Field Director for the 271st Regiment as his clerk.

[Courtesy Veterans History Project]