
Leon W. Johnson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 27 years ago |
Date of birth | September 13,1904 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Columbia |
Missouri | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 10,1997 |
Died | Fairfax |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Years of service | 1926–1965 |
Servic number | 88A/0-16429 |
Servicebranch | United States Air Force; United States Army Air Corps |
Rank | General |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Education | United States Military Academy West Point Admissions Office |
Year of servic | 1926–1965 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 965283 |
Leon W. Johnson Life story
General Leon William Johnson was a United States Air Force general who was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the attack on the Ploesti oil fields during World War II. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Johnson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry in 1926.