The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Neil R. Johnson
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
December 12, 1950
Major Johnson was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On December 12, 1950, during a combat mission, his aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed 500 feet short of the runway at Taegu Airfield (K-2), South Korea.