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Vernon Oliver Johnson (July 21, 1920 – September 1, 1987). American World War II B17 pilot, Congressional candidate, traveler and advocate for world peace.〔"Vernon Johnson: A Peace Activist , Dreamer Dies at 67", Santa Barbara News Press, B2, September 5, 1987〕 After losing his crew in a B17-bomber crash and spending 18 months in V.A. hospitals, Johnson dedicated himself to solving global political tensions via face-to-face dialogue. During the height of the Cold War, he traveled the world for 20 months with his wife, Anne Beckwith (Miller) Johnson and their eight children, promoting peace and world diplomacy through personal interaction. ==Early life== Vernon Johnson was born July 21, 1920, in Spring Valley, Illinois. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1937 and entered Santa Barbara State College (later to become UCSB) with a dual major in economics and political science. He was in the National Guard from 1938–1940. Johnson was performing onstage at the Lobero Theater on December 7, 1941 when news came of the Pearl Harbor bombing. The following March he married Anne Beckwith Miller, in June graduated with a degree in economics, and in July joined the Army Air Corps.
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