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Photograph of Chief Warrant Officer George Johnson holding an award at the 116th reunion of the 9th and 10th Cavalry in Wichita, Kansas. George was given the award for receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross award in 1965 for his service in the Vietnam War. Johnson served in Korea and Japan from 1962 to 1965 and was transferred to Vietnam where he was the first African American to receive the award.
Date: 1986
Item Number: 450673
Call Number: FK2.S3 W.2 E.B. *6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 450673
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Award ceremonies
Date - 1980s - 1986
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Cold War
Military - Wars - Vietnam War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Regions - Southern Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Cold War
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Photographs
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