Raymond C. Johnson was born on September 14, 1918 in Farmington, Conn. and enlisted in the Army on July 31, 1942 at Hartford, Conn. At the time of his enlistment he was unmarried, had completed four years of college, and working as a semiskilled machine shop operator. Josephson joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo., where he was assigned to Headquarters Company of the 3rd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, later with Company H. He also served at Fort Ord, Calif., Kiska Island, Camp Carson, Colo., and Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. Josephson attained the rank of Sergeant. He died in Farmington, Conn. on September 25, 2010.
From the description of Raymond C. Josephson oral history, 2007 [videorecording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 778313100
