Albert W Johnson

Albert Wilson Johnson, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed on November 5, 2019, 12:27pm peacefully in his home. We love you Dad and you will be very missed by all of us. He was born on February 27, 1931 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County Florida to Sara Wilson Johnson and Albert Franklin Johnson. Moving to Macon, Georgia when he was six months old to live with his grandparents, Florence and Fletcher Claude Wilson and his aunt and uncle, Julia and Jack Sanders, respectively. His other Aunt Hattie Wilson was also a special person to A.W. A.W. attended Whittle Elementary School on Sprint Street in Macon and made the front page of the newspaper by collecting so much scrap metal for the war. He played fullback on Lanier’s 1948 and 1949 state AAA football Championship team. (I apologize I can’t read the writing on the side of the paragraph). A.W received a scholarship to play football at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina and graduated in 1953 with a BS degree in Business Administration. He had nine years of ROTC and graduated as a USAF second lieutenant entering the USAF September 7, 1953 at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas. He completed T-6 and T-28 pilot training at Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, Texas, and T-33 single engine jet instructor pilot training at Craig AFB, Selma, Alabama. A.W. gave T-28 and T-33 pilot instruction at Bryan AFB, Bryan, Texas before assignment to Germany in 1955. He served in the personnel and administration fields as an Adjutant and Personnel Officer. He was assigned to the Office of Special Investigations in Washington D.C. to manage the global language training program, Offer and Airmen Records, Officer Evaluations reports and became Chief, Management Division. He served as the Director of Personnel and Training and Chief CBPO, Tuslog Det. 170 Ankara, Turkey and managed personnel, pay and training matters for personnel in Iran, Pakistan, Crete, and Turkey when the CBPO was rated the best of twelve CBPO’s in the Air Force Communications Service. Following this he was selected to organize and establish a global central personnel and training function with the Air Force level assignment authority for the USAF Air Postal and Courier Service in Washington D.C., where he served as the Director of Personnel and Training. He was assigned to Thakli AFB, Thailand of the Deputy, Air Base Commander and then to Naha AFB, Naha Okinawa, Japan to serve as Air Base Commander, where he retired in the grade of Lt. Col on Sept. 7, 1974 after 23 years of service. He established an import/export business on Okinawa in 1974 and then moved to Thailand in 1975 to establish Tham Co. to manufacture and export ladies outer garments and leather goods to Holland, Germany, Argentina, and Japan. He met his personable wife, “Nom”, in Thailand and was married in Bangkok on September 7, 1979 when he returned with Nom to live in Port Charlotte. He is survived by his lovely wife Pranom Promseemai Johnson and loving family members. We will be celebrating, Albert W. Johnson, at 206 Salisbury Street, Port Charlotte, Florida at Noon on Saturday, November 9, 2019. The family asks if you wish to donate anything to please bring a Magnolia Tree or Bougainvillea Plant or donate to the Salvation Army. A Graveside Service will be November 13, 2019 at 2pm at the Sarasota National Cemetery located at 9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL 34241. 941-922-7200 Arrangements are under the direction of Gendron Funeral & Cremation Services located at 14538 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL 34287. 941-423-9110 www.gendronfuneralhome.com Thank you to all my family and friends for all the good times we’ve had. Please make sure to give Nom and my family big hugs when you see them.

Albert W Johnson

February 27, 1931 - November 5, 2019