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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35267" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Johnson </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>George Leonard ("Johnny")</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron, R.A.F.V.R. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1199696 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Flying Medal </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Germany (Dams) 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1921 near Horncastle, Lincolnshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parents Charles & Ellen Johnson</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 RC 6.11.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7 RC 18.11.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>12 FTS 18.12.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 RW 5.4.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7 ITW 26.4.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arnold Scheme 6.7.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Toronto, Canada 17.7.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arcadia 24.7.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>51 B&GS 10.9.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>51 PD 30.10.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 PRC 20.1.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ACRC 30.3.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14 ITW 13.6.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1654 CU 26.7.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>97 Squadron 27.7.1942 (28 ops)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron 25.3.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>04.1943 married Gwyn Morgan (died 2005)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>air bomber</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFM (28.5.1943) (Dams)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 AAS 21.8.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilot Officer 29.11.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer 29.5.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1654 CU 20.3.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1656 CU 17.7.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Binbrook 1.10.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flight Lt 29.11.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Manby 1.4.1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 ANS 13.7.1948</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>100 Squadron 21.1.1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>West Freugh 2.5.1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>AFS 17.1.1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>236 CU 12.4.1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>120 Squadron 12.4.1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>St Mawgan 10.7.1952</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19 Group HQ 11.1.1954</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Squadron Leader 1.4.1955</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Singapore 11.9.1957</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hemswell 24.8.1960</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 15.9.1962 rank Squadron Leader</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Newark, Nottinghamshire after retirement </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>primary school teacher</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 children</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2014 autobiography - </em><a href="https://amzn.to/44GCM6V" target="_blank"><em>The Last British Dambuster</em></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2017 awarded MBE</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 07.12.2022 (Aged 101)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-johnson.8176/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8176-36a37c1f243b079f73ba4f25d321e38f.jpg?1591389213" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-johnson.18569/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/18/18569-46276b76486cc4f25a8bb77505c96f9d.jpg?1688998016" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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