By Senior Airman Joel McCullough, 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published August 02, 2016
John Johnson, known as Jerry back in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, served in the 9th Photographic Technical Squadron during the time of the atomic strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Johnson was discovered after two years of historical research by the 14th Intelligence Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as the unit tried to uncover its lineage. (Courtesy photo)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Lt. Col. Dianne Hickey, 14th Intelligence Squadron commander, met World War II veteran John Johnson June 15, 2016 after learning about his connection to the 14th IS. Johnson was discovered after two years of historical research by the 14th IS as the unit tried to uncover its lineage. Johnson served in the 9th Photographic Technical Squadron during the time of the atomic strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Courtesy photo)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –World War II veteran John Johnson, who served in the 9th Photographic Technical Squadron during the time of the atomic strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, shares a historic photo of the atomic strikes during his visit with Lt. Col. Dianne Hickey, 14th Intelligence Squadron commander, June 15, 2016. Johnson was discovered after two years of historical research by the 14th IS as the unit tried to uncover its lineage. (Courtesy photo)