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Brigadier General Ends 38-Year Career With Retirement
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Brigadier General Johnnie L. Johnson, Jr., entered the Sig- nal Corps of the U. S. Army in 1982. Serving as a Tactical Automated Switching System Operator, Re- pairer, he was assigned to the Fed- eral Republic of Germany and at Fort Bragg, NC.
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Armor, after graduating from the Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA. His most notable accomplishments as a lieutenant were leading his tank platoon in combat during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He also led thousands of soldiers in the 3rd In- fantry Division, 4th Battalion, and 64th Armored Regiment in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His general assignments took
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHNNIE L. JOHNSON, JR.
him to other parts of the world in- cluding Korea, Afghanistan, and other cities in the world.
During his tenure in the military,
Brigadier General Johnson’s
BRIGADIER GENERAL AND MRS. JOHNNIE (MELISSA) JOHNSON
assignments included: Deputy Com- manding General for Maneuver, 2nd Infantry Division. Republic of Korea; Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Army G-8
Pentagon, Washington, D. C.; and Deputy Director of Operations, United States Central Command, Tampa, FL.
Brigadier General Johnson
earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Upper Iowa University; a Mas- ter of Science Degree from Central Michigan University and a Master 0f Science from the National War Col- lege.
His awards and decorations in- clude: Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Action Badge, and the Army Staff Identifi- cation Badge.
Brigadier General Johnson has been married to Mrs. Melissa Johnson for more than 36 years. They are the parents of two adult children, Johnnie, III, and Je- Naye.
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