Roy L. Johnson

Roy Lee Johnson
Adm. Roy Lee Johnson, c. 1965
Born(1906-03-18)March 18, 1906
Eunice, Louisiana, US
DiedMarch 20, 1999(1999-03-20) (aged 93)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1929–1967
RankAdmiral
CommandsPacific Fleet
Seventh Fleet
Carrier Division Four
Carrier Air Group Two
USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)
USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
Battles / warsWorld War II

Korean War
Vietnam War

AwardsDistinguished Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
RelationsJo-Anne L. Coe (daughter)
Other workChairman of the Board, Virginia Beach General Hospital

Roy Lee Johnson (March 18, 1906 – March 20, 1999) was a highly decorated four-star Admiral in the United States Navy. A Naval Academy graduate, he trained as Naval aviator and distinguished himself as Air Group Commander during several World War II campaigns.[1]

Following the War, he remained in the Navy and was the first captain of the Forrestal (CVA-59) first of the new supercarriers, commissioned in 1955. Johnson rose to the Flag rank and commanded the United States Seventh Fleet during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on August 2, 1964. He was subsequently promoted to four-star rank and became Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet.[1][2]

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