Gerald W. Johnson

GERALD WALTER JOHNSON was a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and a World War II flying ace who earned 18 air-to-air victories in 88 missions with the 56th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force. He is the author of Called to Command.

Johnson was shot down after 15 months of combat and spent 13 months in a German prisoner-of-war camp. After the war he commanded the Eighth Air Force during the Vietnam era, served as Inspector General of the Air Force, and retired in 1974. He was a graduate of Boston University. Johnson was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Gerald W. Johnson’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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