ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla.– Residents gathered to honor Private Rosamond Johnson Jr., the first soldier from Escambia County to die in the Korean War, on Saturday.
On July 26, 1950, Johnson, at just 17 years old, heroically carried two wounded soldiers to safety and was killed while attempting to rescue a third. In recognition of his bravery, he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart…