Called to Command: WWII Fighter Ace's Adventure Journey
Describes Johnson's 33 years in the military, including P-47 Thunderbolt missions in WWII, 13 months in a German POW camp, and his eventual command of the 8th Air Force.
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Book details
- Author
- Gerald Johnson
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Military
History › Wars & Conflicts › World War II - Topics
- World War II · fighter pilot · aerial combat · P-47 Thunderbolt · German POW camp · military biography · US Air Force · 8th Air Force
- ISBN-13
- 9781563113123 (Hardcover)9781681623580 (Paperback)
About the authors
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.
JOHN C. McCLURE was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force (Ret.), a World War II veteran, and a Class 41-1 Flying Cadet commissioned in December 1941.
McClure flew the first seven P-47 combat missions against the Luftwaffe in April 1943, became a prisoner of war in 1945, and later served as Commander of the 7330th Pilot Training Group in Europe. He retired from active military duty in November 1962. McClure is honored on the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Wall of Honor.