William Johnson

Ancestors

Son of Robert Vance Johnson and Thelma Lela (Bagwell) Johnson

Descendants

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Biography

William was born in 1933.William is still living. He is the son of Robert Vance Johnson and Thelma Lela (Bagwell) Johnson. ^[1]

Bill was born on 30 April 1933 in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA.

The family moved to Amarillo, Texas in 1935 where his dad was a reporter/editor for the Amarillo newspaper. ^[2] His dad got a job as a Washington Correspondent, and they moved to Northern Virginia in 1942 and then spent 1943 - 46 in Daytona Beach Florida while his dad was in the US Marine Corps during World War II. After the war they moved back to the Washington, D.C. area where he graduated from high school. ^[3]

He married Barbara Jeannine (Clay) Johnson on 7 April 1955 in San Angelo, Texas.

They had two children, Vance Johnson and Denise (Johnson) Robinson.

Graduation: He graduated from Texas A&M in August 1955.

Military Service

William Johnson is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 25 Dec 1955-Jun 1983 retiring as a Colonel.
Served in Vietnam, Korea and Germany.

COL William Johnson served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: Oct 1967
Unit(s): MACV;
Service ended: Oct 1968

He spent 28 years on active duty in the US Army and retired as a Colonel. He reported for active duty on 25 December 1955 at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. He had two tours in Germany, two in Korea, one tour in Vietnam and numerous stateside assignments. He retired in June 1983 at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Johnson-107455 Vance Johnson and his father, Johnson-107581. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Parent/Child; Sharing 3450 cM. Confidence: Extremely High.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Vance Johnson and Michael Noble, his 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Johnson and Thelma Bagwell, the grandparents of both Vance Johnson and Michael Noble. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin, based on sharing 667 cM across 31 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Vance Johnson as remembered 4 Jun 2021
2. ↑ United States Census, 1940
3. ↑ United States Census, 1950
4. ↑ Source: Page 457 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Page 457 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Certainty: 0 Note: https://www.fold3.com/image/312846260?rec=307632893&xid=1945
5. ↑ Source: Page 548 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Page 548 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Certainty: 0 Note: https://www.fold3.com/image/312883655?rec=308392531&xid=1945
6. ↑ Source: Page 274 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Page 274 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Certainty: 0 Note: https://www.fold3.com/image/312599280?rec=304754516&xid=1945
7. ↑ Source: Page 270 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Page 270 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 1798-1969 Certainty: 0 Note: https://www.fold3.com/image/312126616?rec=303645521&xid=1945