Biographical Notes re Major General Earl L. Johnson, Page 2 of 3

In December 1959 he was named the Deputy Commander for Maintenance for the 72nd Bomb Wing, Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico. On July 1, 1960 he became the Vice Commander of the 72nd Bomb Wing.

On June 16, 1962, General Johnson assumed command of the 4135th Strategic Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida, and just over a year later he became the Inspector General of Eighth Air Force. In November 1964 he was transferred to McCoy AFB, Florida, to assume the duties of the wing commander of the 306th Bomb Wing.

In September 1966 while still the commander, General Johnson and the 306th were deployed to Andersen AFB, to make up part of the 4133rd Bomb Wing (Provisional) with General Johnson as its Commander until March 1967.

Editor’s Note: General Johnson has shared a brief selection of photographs from his work at Andersen AFB, Guam. For the sake of continuity, they are included below.


Biographical Notes re Major General Earl L. Johnson Page 2 of 3 Pages
In December 1959 he was named the Deputy Commander for Maintenance for the 72nd Bomb Wing, Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico. On July 1, 1960 he became the Vice Commander of the 72nd Bomb Wing. On June 16, 1962, General Johnson assumed command of the 4135th Strategic Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida, and just over a year later he became the Inspector General of Eighth Air Force. In November 1964 he was transferred to McCoy AFB, Florida, to assume the duties of the wing commander of the 306th Bomb Wing. In September 1966 while still the commander, General Johnson and the 306th were deployed to Andersen AFB, to make up part of the 4133rd Bomb Wing (Provisional) with General Johnson as its Commander until March 1967. Editor’s Note: General Johnson has shared a brief selection of photographs from his work at Andersen AFB, Guam. For the sake of continuity, they are included below.
This photo was taken during the Vietnam War when Andersen AFB, Guam, was the Headquarters of the B-52D operation. The basic airplane was the B-52D as shown in this picture. It carried 108 bombs with 12 hanging externally from each wing as shown and 84 internally. Later, when President Nixon ordered the bombing of North Vietnam, the B-52G model was added to the B-52 D fleet.


	Colonel Johnson standing under the wing of a B-52D at Andersen AFB, Guam, during the Vietnam War. At the time of this picture he was Commander of the 4133rd Wing consisting of (15) airplanes each from the Wing at Glasgow, Montana, and his parent wing located at McCoy AFB, Orlando, Florida
Shortly after Apollo 11 went to the moon, then President Johnson sent the crew on a trip around-the-world in his private Presidential airplane. Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 Commander, was a fraternity brother (Phi Delta Theta) of General Johnson. He had gone to Purdue University while General Johnson had gone to Wabash College, 30-miles south of Purdue. Armstrong had been told to look up his fraternity brother by another member of Phi Delta Theta. This picture was taken shortly after the Apollo crew landed on Guam.


		Another close up of two Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers.
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