Harold R Johnson
Military
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Object Number - UPL 6872 - Portrait of Brigadier General Harold R Johnson, Commander of the Pacific Communications Area of the Air Force Communications Service and previously a...
He flew 29 missions in WW II. Stayed in the military for 30 years, retiring and serving in the White House in the 70's.
DFC/Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster/Legion of Merit/DSC/
Worked in electric communications with Consolidated before enlisting as an Aviation Cadet in 1942. Flew 30 missions during the Second World War, and completed pilot training on his return.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Retired |
1 August 1970 | ||
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Died |
29 August 2008 | ||
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Born |
Graettinger, Iowa | ||
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Enlisted |
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Other Completed Pilot Training |
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Other Communications Systems Planning |
Andrews Air Force Base, MD | ||
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Other Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
Paris, France | ||
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Other Headquarters US Air Force |
Washington, DC, USA | ||
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Other Executive Office of the President |
The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500, USA | ||
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Other Commander of Pacific Communications Area |
Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii |
Revisions
Maria B Johnson, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
US Air Force Biography
Birsic / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
