Email received 8/14/01
I read your webpage
https://www.angelfire.com/de/HMM365Vietnam/histvn64.htmland
was surprized to see a reference to my dad,
George T. Johnson from Wichita, Kansas. One small
correction, however. My dad was never a Lieutenant
nor was he in the Marines. He was a CWO-3 in the
U.S.Army.
He, too, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for
the incident you described. General Westmoreland
pinned it on him himself. My dad retired from the
Army in 1968 and then 22 years later, retired from
Beech Aircraft. He has had a lifelong interest in
aviation and, this coming Friday, is being inducted
into the Black Aviators Hall of Fame. I couldn't be
more proud.
Thank you for the detailed description of what
happened that day. My dad doesn't talk about
Vietnam much and I don't think I really understood
what
happened until I read your webpage.
Sincerely,
Victoria L. (Johnson) Beineke
