JOHNSON, GEORGE A.

COATESVILLE, Sept. 2—(AP)—George A. Johnson, 18-year-old Marine, is the first serviceman from this Chester County community to give his life in the war. Word was received today of the death in action of three other Pennsylvania Marines.

The War Department notified the Coatesville youth’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Johnson, that he had been killed in action [August 10, 1942] in the service of his country. His father is a veteran of World War I.