Mrs. R. F. Johnston
Receives a Purple Heart For Husband
Mrs. Robert F. Johnston, of Brevard, whose
husband, Lt. Robert F. Johnston, was killed in
action in the Southwest Pacific on July 11,
received this week the Purple Heart from
Secretary Stimson by order of President
Roosevelt.
Accompanying the posthumous award was the
statement, "A military merit for bravery and
for wounds received in action resulting in his
death on July 11, 1943."
Lt. Johnston was a bomber pilot and had been
in foreign service only one month. In
addition to his wife, he is survived by his
mother, Mrs. M. C. Johnston, of Miami, Fla.,
and one sister.
Mrs. Johnston, formerly Miss Christine
Yongue, of Brevard, has been here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Yongue, practically
all of the time since her husband entered
military service.
The Transylvania Times,
August 19, 1943, Vol. 53 # 33, Posted 08 MAR
2003 by Linda Hoxit Raxter
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