Infantry Platoon Leader, Reconnaisance Platoon Leader, and Assistant Operations Officer 7th Infantry Division in Korea.
Infantry Platoon Leader and Company Commander; 3rd Infantry, The Old Guard, Ft. Myer, Virginia.
Airborne Infantry Company Commander, Assistant Operations Officer and Logistics Officer, 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam.
Assistant Professor of Military Science, Lincoln University.
Special Forces Mobile Training Team Commander and Operations Officer, Republic of Vietnam.
G-2 Operations Office, I Corps, Republic of Korea US Group, Korea.
Infantry Majors’ Assignment Officer, Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia.
Personnel Staff Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters, Department of the Army in Washington, D.C.
Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 36th Infantry (Mechanized), 3rd Armored Division, Butzbach, Federal Republic of Germany.
Brigade Commander and Community Commander 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Aschaffenburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Director, Joint Staff, Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, Washington, D.C. Assistant Division Commander 1st Armored Division and Community Commander Bamberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Commanding General 1st Region Reserve Officer Training Corps, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Director, Operation Desert Storm Welcome Home Celebrations, Washington, D.C. and New York City.
After retirement from the military he served as Chief of Operations and Administration in the Office of the City Administrator, Washington, D.C.; Administrator, DC Public Schools, Washington, D.C.; Chief of Staff for Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington; and President of Strategic Educational Investments, Seattle, Washington.
His awards include the Silver Star, Bronze Star (Two Oak Leaf Clusters); Defense Superior Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (Two Oak Leaf Clusters); Air Medal; Army Commendation Medal(Oak Leaf Cluster); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry; Combat Infantryman Badge; Special Forces Tab; Air Assault Badge; and Parachute Badge. He has received numerous civilian service awards and is included in Who’s Who in America.
He is married to Jay Dianne Westbrook of Memphis, Tennessee and resides in Arizona. They have one daughter, Julia.
I prepared his Office Brief to ensure he would receive his first star at Ascheffenburg Germany. It was an honor to serve under him..
ReplyDeleteSFC Cecil E. Fint Jr, US Army Retired.
I loved this man. Served as s civilian under his command in Aschaffenburg. as a Combat Readiness specialist which he and I created. In his parting articlehe actually credit me and Esther Hammond as those who helped insure his1st star as Brigadier General. I’ll never forget him. What a fine man he was! .
DeleteI served 3 years under his command and guidance as a young Lieutenant when he was Battalion Cdr. of 2/36th Inf 3AD at "The Rock". The level of readiness we maintain was second to none. We maintained the point of the spear in the "Ready First" Bde which was under the command of Col. Sullivan who later became the 32nd Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. "Rangers lead the Way!"
ReplyDeleteI was lucky enough to grow up in Leavenworth, Ks. with Mr. Johnson as my neighbor. I remember the days we use to play catch in the back yard and the day he gave me my first baseball glove. What a fine gentleman and friend. I would love to hear from him.
ReplyDeleteHe was my Commander in Ascheffenburg Germany back in the 80's a great leader a great General first Black General I ever saw as a young soldier.
ReplyDeleteMSG Tony R. Hansley Sr. US Army Retired
I served under his command for the 1988-89 AFIC in Washington DC when he was a Brigade Gen. A great commander and I wish him the best in retirement. I still have his pic above he autographed for me hanging in my den along with the picture of the Military team that worked on the AFIC in 1989.
ReplyDeleteSgt Luis F Vazquez
I also served as a young soldier with him when he was a LTC battalion commander for the 2/36th infantry (The Rock) in Germany in 1981-1983. Fair commander and a very nice man!
ReplyDeleteI was there too in C 2/36. He didn't play, if you did wrong you were sent to Mannheim on what we called " The Space Shuttle". If he rubbed his hair towards the rear, your ass was gone!!!
Delete301-233-3055 Jeffery Thomas, I also was at the Rock with him. First sergeant Horvath was there at the time.
DeleteSorry I meant sergeant major Horvath
DeleteI also went to school with him in Leavenworth. He was my ROTC commander in Drum & Bugle corps... Rudy
ReplyDeleteI worked for, and with, Jay in the Pentagon's ROTC Office. He was a wonderful person to work for. His wife, Jay, was also a wonderful person. I would be honored to see or hear from them.
ReplyDeleteGeneral Johnson was my base commander in Bamberg west Germany. He was an awesome commander and actually would come to the guard post and just talk like an ordinary Joe. It was a pleasure to have served under him.
ReplyDeleteSpec. Robert Schultz 6/6 Inf.
I knew Julius at Camp Hovey Korea when he was a second Lieutenant. I always thought he would go a long way in the military. Homer hawkins.
ReplyDeleteI knew him in Seattle. Very cool dude.
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