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| Title | General Harold K. Johnson receiving Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider award, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1965-04-23 |
| Description | General Harold K. Johnson receives the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award in Fargo. The general and a woman, likely his wife, hold on to the parchment, while a third man holds a plaque with a bust of Roosevelt. Governor William L. Guy looks on. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Military
Awards and ceremonies
People
Politics & Government
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Generals
Awards
Governors
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| Subject (LCSH) | Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award
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| Personal Name | Guy, William L. (William Lewis), 1919-
Johnson, Harold K. (Harold Keith), 1912-1983
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| Organization Name | North Dakota. Governor (1961-1973 : Guy)
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 11078-3790 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | A professional soldier, who became Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1965, General Harold Johnson was the youngest man to hold the position since General Douglas MacArthur. Johnson was born in Bowesmont, North Dakota, in 1912. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1929, and West Point Military Academy in 1933. Captain Johnson was operations officer for the 57th Infantry in Manila, prior to the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan. The 57th was ordered to Bataan where the Japanese were engaged. Johnson was promoted to major and then lieutenant colonel and given command of the battalion. After a surrender to the superior Japanese force, Johnson and the 57th were forced on the Bataan Death March, which claimed 8,150 prisoners. Johnson saw combat again in Korea, emerging from the conflict a full colonel. In 1956, he was made a brigadier general. In 1957, Johnson was named Chief of Staff of the US Seventh Army in Germany. General Johnson was chosen Chief of Staff to NATO's Central Army Group in West Germany in 1959. In 1964, General Johnson was named Chief of Staff of the US Army and was awarded his fourth star. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Democratic NPL Party Records Mss 11078
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (11078-3790) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh110783790 |
