Tom Johnson was in the sport of Track in school in his home town of DeRuyter NY. He graduated and went to collage in Utica NY. one year then He enlisted in the Army in 1966 went into the GreenBerets and served in Vietnam, later he became a WO and returned to Vietnam as a chopper pilot and participated in aerial flight and
Earned The Air Medal in 1970
He then earned The Army Commendation Medal in 1972 and later he participated in the Home Coming Exercise, by being a personal escort for a returning prisoner of war.
Returning to US he excelled in the ACE BOARD before being accepted to the GOLDEN KNIGHTS where he earned several awards and has a place in records as a part of the permanent and perpetual records by the FAI headquarters in Paris , France. During his tour of duty he completed 5200 + jumps. He also earned First and Second Oak Leaf Clusters.

TJ died in a show in VA, the 15 of June 1980. May he live always in our memories.