Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark

Walter George Johnston

Male 1921 - 1954  (32 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Walter George Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 7 Aug 1921  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • 609 East 65th Street -- Lake-20b DNA
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    8823 Euclid 
    _MILT 16 Feb 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    WWII Draft Reg-Board 99 at 6405 S. Kedzie- residence 6623 S Fairfield Ave-works 740 Rush St for Charles Meddler 
    WWII Hospitalization Jan 1944  Camp Blanding, Clay, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    hospitalized for "Nasopharyngitis, acute" at start of basic training 
    _MILT Feb 1944  Camp Blanding, Clay, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    released from hospital and start basic training with a new group 
    WWII Hospitalization 28 Jan 1945  St Vith, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    hospitalized for frozen feet - hospital record shows non-battle but Morning Report shows "LIA Battle" = Lightly Injured in Action in battle against the enemy - PFC 745 = Rifleman 
    _MILT 16 Feb 1945  Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    returned to duty with Anti-tank Platoon, Company B, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, from 13th Field Hospital via 3rd Replacement Depot 
    Died 28 Apr 1954  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Aft 28 Apr 1954  Riverdale, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cedar Park Cemetery - Carnation Section, NW ¼, Block 13, Lot 7
    Person ID I471  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Walter George - born George Walter Johnston,   b. 13 Jul 1897, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1973, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Henrietta Minnie Martha Caroline Staack,   b. 16 Nov 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1965, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1918  Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. Living Johnston  [natural]
    +2. Living Johnston  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F3036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Aug 1921 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8823 Euclid - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - WWII Draft Reg-Board 99 at 6405 S. Kedzie- residence 6623 S Fairfield Ave-works 740 Rush St for Charles Meddler - 16 Feb 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1954 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 28 Apr 1954 - Riverdale, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk. Cook County ;).
      Death date: 28 Apr 1954
      Death place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountydeaths&h=3770426&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S7] Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk, comp. ;).
      Birth date: 7 Aug 1921
      Birth place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountybirths&h=2220372&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 427; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 324; Image: 424.0.
      Birth date: abt 1922
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=23373929&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S9] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Illinois. Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922. Illinois D;).
      Birth date: 7 Aug 1921
      Birth place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fscookilbirth&h=215619&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S86] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 876.

    6. [S85] US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com; Location: United States of America; Date: 1944;), [Blank] 1944.
      https://www.fold3.com/record/706097224/blank-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954?xid=1945

    7. [S84] US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com; Location: United States of America; Date: 1945;), [Blank] 1945.
      https://www.fold3.com/record/700565402/blank-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954?xid=1945