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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 779-03
October 23, 2003

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. John P. Johnson, 24, of Houston, Texas, died on Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq.  Johnson died of non-combat related injuries.

 

            Johnson was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

 

            The incident is under investigation.