Philip A. Johnson Jr.
Died: January 8, 2004
Rank: Chief Warrant Officer Two
Unit: 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Branch: U.S. Army
Chief Warrant Officer Two Philip A. Johnson Jr. was killed on January 8, 2004, when an enemy missile near Fallujah, Iraq, shot down “Witch Doctor 11,” a UH-60A MEDEVAC helicopter that he was piloting. He was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), home-stationed with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado. Also killed were three other crew members from the 571st and five Soldiers being transported to a medical facility in Baghdad. Johnson is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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