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Byron “Mex” Johnson

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Byron “Mex” Johnson

Birth
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Death
24 Sep 2005 (aged 94)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Plot
Section R, Site 1138
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Negro League Baseball Player. Shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1937 to 1939. He was selected to a Negro Leagues all-star game, after which he joined the Monarchs traveling team and played with pitcher Satchel Paige until 1940. His nickname came from a hat he wore as a child which looked like a sombrero. He was drafted into the Army in 1941 and served in Europe until 1945.
Negro League Baseball Player. Shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1937 to 1939. He was selected to a Negro Leagues all-star game, after which he joined the Monarchs traveling team and played with pitcher Satchel Paige until 1940. His nickname came from a hat he wore as a child which looked like a sombrero. He was drafted into the Army in 1941 and served in Europe until 1945.

Bio by: Eric Crow

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SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Eric Crow
  • Added: Sep 27, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11834946/byron-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Byron “Mex” Johnson (16 Sep 1911–24 Sep 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11834946, citing Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.