AIR COMMANDO 2 Johnson, Johnny Reid

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Johnson​

• FORENAME

Johnny Reid​

• UNIT

33 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron​

• RANK

Major​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

26th February 1979​

• AGE

42​

• GRAVESITE

Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens,Suffolk,Virginia Masonic Garden​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 10.10.1936 Smithfield,North Carolina​

son of Hallie Vernon and Beaulah M. (nee Burrow) Johnson​

husband of Lois Jean (nee Flint) Johnson (1934-2002) (1 son Daniel,2 daughters Sheri and Cynthia)​

entered service 6.2.1962​

served in Vietnam​

pilot​

HH-53 Pave Low helicopter (69-5787)​

aerial refueling​

crashed into sea 53 miles northwest of Okinawa,Japan​

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