General O.B. Johnson oral history interview, 1997.

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General O.B. Johnson oral history interview, 1997.

Johnson discusses his family, childhood, education, and teaching in high school; his flight training and service with the Army Air Corps in the United States and Europe during World War II; his postwar assignments including commanding the Washington Area Air Defense Sector and the 14th Aero Space Force; attending the Imperial Defense College in London; early events in the Cold War; the contribution of his wife to his career; his involvement with the Korean and Vietnam Wars; and his government service in Shreveport.

3 sound cassettes (3.5 hours);Transcript (140 leaves)

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