Edward E. Johnson

Ed Johnson was born August 27, 1933 near the village of Plainfield in Coshocton County, Ohio, son of  Margaret and Frank Johnson. He had two younger sisters Jackie and Barbara. Ed was a 1951 graduate of  Plainfield High School; received a BA in Social Sciences from Syracuse University, an MA in Criminal  Justice/Forensic Science from George Washington University and 15 PhD hours from the University of  Virginia. He is a graduate of the USAF's Air War College, the FBI National Academy, the Secret Service  School and a number of other management, leadership and training schools. 

Ed is a US Air Force veteran of the Korea and Vietnam wars, retiring in the grade of Colonel. He enlisted  in the Air Force in Ohio in 1952 after high school and served 6 years as an enlisted man achieving the  grade of Staff Sergeant prior to his selection for Officer Candidate School. During his 30 year active duty  military career Ed was Commanding Officer for six major USAF units including a Presidential security  position for Air Force One. Ed was assigned to bases in Portugal, Scotland, Vietnam and the Philippines  during eleven years of overseas duty and at numerous other stateside units with the Strategic Air  Command, Tactical Air Forces and the Military Airlift Command. His last military assignment was as the  Deputy Chief of Staff, Security Forces, the Head of Pacific Air Force Security. During his military career  he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (Vietnam), Meritorious Service Awards x2, Air Force  Commendation Medal x5, the Vietnam Medal of Honor, The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Air Force  Outstanding Unit Award ("V" for valor device - Vietnam) and numerous other decorations and awards. 

Following Ed's Air Force retirement he was Corporate Director, Security and Safety for Saudi Aramco's  US facilities in Houston, Texas and in 1986 was promoted to Technical Security Advisor for the Saudi  Aramco corporate facilities within the Central Region of Saudi Arabia. While living in Dhahran, Saudi  Arabia he was also the company's primary coordinator with Allied Forces operating in the area during the  Gulf War. He retired from Saudi Aramco after ten years' service. In 1992 Ed became the Corporate  Director of Security and Safety for Maxus Energy Corporation in Dallas Texas providing security  programs for 27 overseas locations. 

     Ed is a past president of the Hawaii Police Officer's Association and a past 4 year president of the USAF  Security Police Association. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Northampton Subdivision in  Spring, Texas, the Board of Directors in Pecan Plantation in Granbury, Texas and the Board of Directors  of the USAF Security Police Association. He served as the Board Director, Petroleum Industry Security  

Council in Houston, Texas. He is a member of American Legion Post 228 in Georgetown, Texas, Life  Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1330 and AMVETS Post 36 in Coshocton, Ohio. ED is a 60  plus year life member Of Simonton Masonic Lodge 748 in Conroe, Texas; Scottish Rite, Houston, Texas.  He is an active member of First Baptist Church, Georgetown Texas and a member of Plainfield United  Methodist Church since 1939. 

     Ed was married to the late Jean (Shoemaker) Johnson, his high school sweetheart, for 62 years before her  passing. Ed and Jean had four "chosen" children with roots in four different countries: Mark (Kathy)  Johnson of Houston, Texas; Leslie Johnson of Lipan, Texas; Scott Johnson of Conroe, Texas; and Paul  Johnson (deceased). Ed and Jean also fostered an 8 member family from Viet Nam and arranged housing,  employment and anything else needed for them to become productive American citizens. His late-life  special marriage to Joyce Faye Cox of Georgetown, Texas gifted him with three more daughters, Lucinda,  Melanie and Tara and seven more grandchildren to add to his eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.  He is also proud to serve as the sole surviving uncle of 49 plus nephews and nieces.