U.S. Air Force · United States 
Wilford Johnson
1952
Wilford Eugene Johnson served the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Officer Wilford Johnson and Lieutenant James Nix were killed when a vehicle traveling the wrong way struck their patrol car on Redan Road. The driver of the vehicle who was under the influence of alcohol drove the vehicle off the road striking ditch and then struck the police car on the right side, killing both officers. The driver of the vehicle was sentenced to life in prison. Officer Johnson was a U.S Army Air Force veteran of World war II. He was killed in the line of duty a day shy of his 26th birthday.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
DeKalb County Police Department
Officer
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