Posted on Jan 7, 2022
America250: Air Force Veteran Gerald W. Johnson - VAntage Point
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Fighter Pilot
11BX: Bomber Pilot
Lt Gen
WWII World War Two
Vietnam War
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Capt. Gerald Johnson's 61st FS, 56th FG P-47D 'In the Mood - Jackson County, Michigan, Fighter', Halesworth, UK, Oct. 1943.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Maj. Gerald Johnson stands next to his P-47D in which he scored 18 aerial victories before being shot down on 27 March 1944 while commanding the 63d Ftr. Sqdn.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Maj. Gerald W Johnson, Col. Hubert Zemke, Lt. Col. David Schilling and Maj. Walker M Mahurin of the 56th Ftr. Grp. entertain Foreign Correspondent Lee Carson, in the officers' mess at Halesworth, UK, before the group's move to Boxted.
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The P-47 Thunderbolt was a very heavy fighter with an enormously powerful engine. Nicknamed "The Jug", the P-47 was a versatile fighter that was adept at air to ground missions shooting up German armor and air to air combat shooting down German fighters. Capt Johnson and Capt Gabby Gabreski, both multi-ace fighter pilots, flew the P-47 with great success.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
As did Maj. Robert S. Johnson, Capt. Fred Christensen, Capt. Walker Mahurin, Capt. Walter Beckham, Col. "Hub" Zemke, Col. Dave Schilling, and Col. Neal Keerby--the latter in the Pacific--to name a few.
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