JOHNSON, WESLEY HARTWELL
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1926-1950. Citadel Class of 1948. First Lieutenant, U.S. Army. He was the first Citadel graduate to be killed in the Korean War, in the Battle of Hadong, July 27, 1950 while serving with the 29th Infantry. A marble plaque in Summerall Chapel records: "The Cross above this Chapel is given by his bereft and devoted family...." (Sources: Dennis D. Nicholson, Jr., A History of The Citadel: The Years of Summerall and Clark, p.239. U430 .C5 N53 1994; Alumni record, Citadel Office of Records Management) (HN & DH)
