# Was William Henry Johnson of the 369th infantry regiment buried with a headstone bearing the name William Henry Johnson or Henry Johnson? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 2, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-william-henry-johnson-of-the-369th-infantry-regiment-buried-with-a-headstone-bearing-the-name-william-henry-johnson-or-henry-johnson/999739 "2024-04-02T14:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-william-henry-johnson-of-the-369th-infantry-regiment-buried-with-a-headstone-bearing-the-name-william-henry-johnson-or-henry-johnson/999739/1 "2024-04-02T14:20:44Z")
Was William Henry Johnson of the 369th infantry regiment buried in 1929 at Arlington National Cemetery with a headstone bearing the name ‘William Henry Johnson’ or ‘Henry Johnson’? ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-william-henry-johnson-of-the-369th-infantry-regiment-buried-with-a-headstone-bearing-the-name-william-henry-johnson-or-henry-johnson/999739/2 "2024-04-02T14:59:57Z")
The [Find-a-Grave](https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Find-a-Grave) database on the website of the cemetery has a William Barker Johnson who died on May 1, 1929 and a Henry Johnson who died on July 1, 1929. It also includes photos of the headstones, and the latter’s says “369 Inf 93 Div”, so I suppose that’s the one you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-william-henry-johnson-of-the-369th-infantry-regiment-buried-with-a-headstone-bearing-the-name-william-henry-johnson-or-henry-johnson/999739/3 "2024-04-02T15:00:42Z")
Using the Arlington National Cemetary grave finder, there is no William Henry Johnson or William H Johnson who matches your man, but there is a Henry Johnson from that regiment and that year. [https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#](https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-william-henry-johnson-of-the-369th-infantry-regiment-buried-with-a-headstone-bearing-the-name-william-henry-johnson-or-henry-johnson/999739/4 "2024-04-02T15:03:33Z")
[![](https://www.recoilweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/07-HENRY-JOHNSON-TOMBSTONE-277x450.jpg) ](https://www.recoilweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/07-HENRY-JOHNSON-TOMBSTONE-277x450.jpg) Is this what you’re looking for? I think it’s the current headstone. from here: [The Black Death: The Incredible Story of Henry Johnson | RECOIL (recoilweb.com)](https://www.recoilweb.com/the-black-death-the-incredible-story-of-henry-johnson-183548.html) ---
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-william-henry-johnson-of-the-369th-infantry-regiment-buried-with-a-headstone-bearing-the-name-william-henry-johnson-or-henry-johnson/999739/5 "2024-04-02T16:28:27Z")
Thanks Procrustus. That explains the confusion surrounding his place of burial and the posthumous search for his grave.