[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WARREN D. JOHNSON

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                         HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 31, 2007

  Mr. KIRK. Madam Speaker, LTG Warren D. Johnson of Winnetka passed 
away on January 23, 2007, leaving behind a legacy of personal 
contributions to his family, colleagues, and the nation.
  General Johnson was born in 1922, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He entered 
military service in April 1942 and graduated from officer candidate 
school with a commission as second lieutenant in November 1942. He was 
first assigned to advanced training for the B-17 and then sent to 
Tokyo, Japan where he served from December 1946 until June 1949 as a 
personnel officer in the Pacific Air Command and the Far East Air 
Forces.
  Johnson was next assigned as a B-36 crew member with the 11th 
Bombardment Wing of Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. There he began his 
long association with Strategic Air Command. At Little Rock Air Force 
Base, Arkansas from May 1955 to July 1959 he served as a B-47 aircraft 
commander and director of operations for the 70th Strategic 
Reconnaissance Wing.
  General Johnson was assigned as chief of transportation at Torrejon 
Air Base, Spain and in January 1962, became commander of the SAC base 
at Sidi Slimane, Morocco.
  In 1963, he became deputy director of Eighth Air Force Headquarters 
at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. In 1966, Johnson became 
commander of the 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing, SAC and in 1967 was 
given the responsibility for SAC wings.
  In September 1969, he assumed the dual assignment of commander, U.S. 
Forces, Azores, and commander, 1605th Air Base Wing, Lajes Field, 
Azores.
  In June 1971, General Johnson became deputy chief of staff for 
personnel at Strategic Air Command Headquarters and later became chief 
of staff.
  He joined the Defense Nuclear Agency in May 1973 as deputy director 
for operations and administration, and in October 1973 was appointed as 
the director. General Johnson also served as a member of the Aerospace 
Safety Advisory Panel to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
  General Johnson received numerous military decorations and awards. He 
was quadruplerated as pilot, navigator, bombardier and radar operator, 
and had more than 17,000 hours of flying time in fighters and bombers.
  Retiring from the United States Air Force in 1977, Don Johnson joined 
Baxter International as a corporate officer. His activities were varied 
ranging from facility planning, telecommunications, and aviation to 
Baxter's operations in South Africa, finally recommending divestment of 
the company's interest in that country. General Johnson chaired 
Baxter's Crisis Management Team before retiring in 1990.
  On a personal note, it was to my great pleasure and honor that ``The 
General,'' as we called him, served on my Service Academy Select 
Screening Board to make recommendations for nominations for the Air 
Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He took delight in the many fine 
young people that our district produced and their sincere desire to 
serve our country.
  General Johnson was a giant among men, having served in three wars, 
flying fighters and bombers, going from prop planes to the Strategic 
Air Command, and serving as Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency. He 
continued making contributions in civilian life by sharing his 
leadership and understanding of the world. We will never comprehend the 
influence and inspiration that General Johnson provided to those who 
had the opportunity to make his acquaintance. To his wife Judy and his 
four surviving children, I extend my deep condolences. To General Don 
Johnson's many friends at the North Shore Senior Center, it was our 
pleasure to know such a fine individual and family man who will be 
missed by all.

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