Robert S. Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert S. Johnson

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1920

Place of Birth: Lawton, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1998

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert Samuel Johnson (February 21, 1920 – December 27, 1998) was a fighter pilot with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II.
He is credited with scoring 27 victories during the conflict flying a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Johnson was the first USAAF fighter pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I score of 26 victories.
He finished his combat tour with 27 kills.
He was later credited by the Eighth Air Force claims board with a 28th victory when a "probable" was reassessed as a "destroyed", then reduced back to 27 when a post-war review discovered that the Eighth Air Force had inadvertently switched credits for a kill he made with a double kill made by a fellow 56th Fighter Group pilot, Ralph A.
Johnson, on November 26, 1943, a day when Robert Johnson aborted the mission after takeoff.
(Their army serial numbers were also nearly identical, O-662216 and O-662217.)