Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,889 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,889 - Lawyers, Guns & Money

This is the grave of Ernie Johnson. Born in 1924 in Brattleboro, Vermont, Johnson grew up in a Swedish American household there. His father was a cabinetmaker who did not appreciate his young son’s love for the American game of baseball. But Johnson sure loved baseball and especially his hero Mel Ott. He was an excellent athlete, at least by the standards of Vermont in the early 40s, not exactly America’s athletic home. In fact, I believe Vermon…