Commendations: Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Small Arms Expert Pistol, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Air and Space Longevity Service Award, Air Force Good Conduct Medal.

Mr. Johnson served in the Army during the Korean War, then joined the Air Force and served 30 years with the 152nd Tactical Control Group of the NY Air National Guard, retiring as Lt. Col. He was a systems engineer and programmer for IBM, Federal Systems Division for 33 years. After his retirement, he volunteered for the Town of Portsmouth for a number of years as Communications Officer.