Roy L. Johnson
United States Navy admiral
Died when: 93 years 2 days (1116 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Roy Lee Johnson (March 18, 1906 – March 20, 1999) was a highly decorated four-star Admiral in the United States Navy.A Naval Academy graduate, he trained as Naval aviator and distinguished himself as Air Group Commander during several World War II campaigns.
Following the War, he remained in the Navy and was the first captain of the Forrestal (CVA-59) first of the new supercarriers, commissioned in 1955.
Johnson rose to the Flag rank and commanded the United States Seventh Fleet during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on August 2, 1964.
He was subsequently promoted to four-star rank and became Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet.
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