Jack Hayden Johnson
MilitaryEnlisted in Gainesville, TX, where he was working in 1942. Trained at Camp Wolters, Texas, Barksdale in Louisiana, Drane Field in Lakeland, and Ft. Myers, Florida, then served at RAF Honington in England from 1942 - November 1945. He returned on the Queen Mary, landing at NY, then heading to Ft. Dix,
NJ. He took a train to Lakeland, FL, before heading back to his family in Dallas. He later joined the Naval Reserve and had some additional training at Ft. Polk, LA.
Last person to interview and photograph Glenn Miller before his untimely death.
Good Conduct Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: O-505273
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Band Leader, Entertainer
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: Camp Lynn; Daws Hill; Pinetree
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Dallas, Texas | 7 October 1918 | |
Died |
Dallas, Texas | 27 December 2011 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self