[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





   IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE MARVIN JOHNSON JR'S 100TH 
                                BIRTHDAY

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                             HON. TED BUDD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2018

  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate Major 
General George Marvin Johnson Jr. on his one hundredth birthday.
  General Johnson had a long and distinguished military career that 
started when he first joined the Army Air Corps in 1941 to when he 
retired in 1975 as a United States Air Force Major General. He 
selflessly served during World War II in the European Theater of 
Operations as an operations officer and troop carrier squadron 
commander, and participated in seven major campaigns. General Johnson 
has also served as a commander of the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area, 
Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma and was chief of staff of the Air 
Force Logistics Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
  General Johnson's military distinctions and awards are many. They 
include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion 
of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal 
with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the French 
Croix de Guerre. He was also awarded a command pilot rating with over 
6,000 flying hours.
  It is with the utmost gratitude that I thank General Johnson for his 
service and congratulate him on celebrating this birthday of one 
hundred years. He has served our country with distinction and honor, 
and can be proud of his contributions towards protecting our citizens 
and strengthening the safety of our country. May his one hundredth year 
be filled with blessings.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in honoring Major General George 
Marvin Johnson Jr. for his service to our great nation and for 
celebrating his one hundredth birthday.

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