what it was that LBJ did as a passenger that earned him a Silver Star.
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A long article with facts that indicate LBJ never was close to the
actual combat that day. His plane had to turn around because of
some problems.
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The mission of 9 June 1942 was code-named “Tow Nine,” and it involved 11 Martin B-26 Marauders—fast, twin-engined bombers of the 22nd Bomb Group from Port Morseby, New Guinea. Their target was Lae Aerodrome, an important Japanese installation on New Guinea’s northern coast. Diversionary attacks by B-25 Mitchells and B-17 Flying Fortresses were to cover the 22nd’s approach.
Johnson was assigned first to a B-26 named “Wabash Cannonball,” but apparently he left the bomber to retrieve his camera. When he returned, he found his seat taken by Lieutenant Colonel Francis R. Stevens, accompanying Johnson on the tour. Stevens playfully told Johnson to find another airplane, so LBJ climbed into Lieutenant Walter H. Greer’s 40-1488, named “The Heckling Hare.”
Johnson returned to Townsville the next day, conferred with MacArthur on the 18th, and began the long trip home, carrying his Silver Star citation with him.
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I’ve known about it, you should see the comparison of the war records of the candidates and veeps in the election of 1960, when JFK seemed to be the only veteran running.
Look up Lt. Commander Nixon’s veep candidate.