Armel Lloyd Johnson

1922 - 1994  (71 years)

• Name	Armel Lloyd Johnson
  Born	24 Mar 1922	Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jan 1994	Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA   [3]
  Buried	Y  [4]
  Person ID	I203176	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles Nichols Johnson,   b. 11 Apr 1896, Longton, Elk County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 1 Sep 1984, Renton, King County, Washington, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Hattie Rosebud Johnson,   b. 7 Oct 1893, Bois D'Arc, Greene County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1980, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1916	Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
  Family ID	F75878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anita Ruth Peyton,   b. 7 Oct 1929, Fillmore, Ventura County, California, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1999, Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1950
  Children	1. Catherine Johnson,   b. 11 Oct 1951, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1951, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Claudia Johnson   3. Clark Johnson   4. Scott Johnson
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F75882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S26] 1940 US Federal Census. Name: Armel L. Johnson SSN: 542-16-0725 Last Residence: 97103 Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States of America Born: 24 Mar 1922 Died: 10 Jan 1994 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951) [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Armel L. Johnson SSN: 542-16-0725 Last Residence: 97103 Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States of America Born: 24 Mar 1922 Died: 10 Jan 1994 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951) [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Armel Lloyd Johnson Birth: Mar. 24, 1922 Colfax Whitman County Washington, USA Death: Jan. 10, 1994 Tacoma Pierce County Washington, USA Armel Johnson graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon in January of 1940. He graduated from Oregon State College in 1949 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He enlisted in Sept 1942 in the US Army, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Division. Served in the European Theater of Operations, through V.E. Day and was honorably discharged with rank of Tech 5. He received many medals including a purple heart. He married Anita Peyton, June 25, 1950. He then joined the ROTC and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, and then called to duty for the Korean War. He served as boat maintenance officer in Fort Warden, Washington during the war. After completing his service with the rank of 1st Lieutenant, he spent the next 25 years as a mechanical engineer, designing and inspecting cranes all around the West Coast. He and his wife moved to Seattle, where he worked for the Port of Seattle supervising the maintenance of port cranes and the installation of the four largest container cranes on the West Coast. In 1987, he retired from the port and moved with his wife to Astoria, Oregon. Armel was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, The American Society of Safety Engineers and the American Society for Nondestructive Testing. He loved remodeling his house and working in the yard in his spare time. Most of his retirement years were spent with the struggle of Alzheimer's. Family links: Parents: Charles Nichols Johnson (1896 - 1984) Rose Johnson Johnson (1893 - 1980) Spouse: Anita Ruth Peyton Johnson (1929 - 1999) Children: Catherine (Infant) Johnson (1951 - 1951)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Body donated to medical science Specifically: University of Washington Created by: Claudia Ellsberg Record added: Oct 27, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 60712253