John C. Johnson

6th Battalion, 20th Engineers, Co. E (17th Co.)
PHOTO	Dianne Cameron Grandniece
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My Great Uncle was killed when the Tuscania sank. I have a photo from the Red Cross of a grave on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. I was told they did move some of the men and I wanted to know how I would find out if he was moved and to where? His name was John Carstain Johnson, he was the first soldier to be killed from Minnesota in WWI. I was told this by his sister, my grandmother. Would be interested in any info. Many Thanks. Dianne Cameron November 17th, 2001	John Carstain Johnson - Big Falls, Koochiching Co., MN Army Rank: Private (1918). Assigned Unit: 6^th Bn., 20^th Engineers, Co. E Army Serial Number: Inducted: Army Discharge: Eternal Watch Remarks: Overseas Jan. 24, 1918 – KIA Torpedoed on the Transport Tuscania Feb. 5, 1918 Features: Tall, Slender, Blue Eyes, Light Hair Index finger on right hand cut off (prior to 1917) Address: Eddy, Beltrami County, Minnesota (1900) Address: Big Fork Avenue, Big Falls, MN (1910) Fathers Name: Emil Johnson (b. Aug. 1860 Norway) Mothers Name: Gina (b. Aug 1871 Norway) Brothers: Ole, Herman, and Elmer Sisters: Lizzie, Annie, Minnie, and Esther Civilian Occupation: Lathe Mill Laborer Duluth Log Company, Big Falls, MN (1917) Born: Dec. 21, 1894 Portland, North Dakota Died: Feb. 5, 1918 KIA Coast of Scotland Buried in Kilnaughton, Islay February 9, 1918 Body exhumed and relocated to America, 1920 Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery, Big Falls, MN Plot: