JOHNSON VICTOR A

1LT Victor A Johnson was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 01/02/2025 at the age of 92.4
Colorado Springs, CO
Flight Classes 60-6Q and 61-4Q
Date of Birth 08/24/1932
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with MAAGV in 63, DELTA AVN BN in 63, 173 AHC in 67, 1 ATF in 67-68
Call signs in Vietnam DELTA 2, ROBINHOOD, HAWKEYE
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More detail on this person: Victor (Vic) Allan Johnson, 92, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, in San Diego, California, just before embarking on a cruise through the Panama Canal_his favorite destination. Vic was born on August 24, 1932, in Logan, Iowa, to Mary Louise (Morehouse) Johnson and Victor Archibald Johnson. He graduated from Logan High School in 1950, where he served as class president. Vic earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) in 1955 and was commissioned as an Army Artillery Officer. While attending Iowa State, Vic met Barbara Jean Abbott, an Ames native. They married on November 6, 1953, and were blessed with six children (five surviving), 15 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Vic was preceded in death by his parents; his infant daughter, Deborah Kay, born prematurely in Germany in 1957; and his first wife, Barbara, and sister, Jean Zahner, who passed two days after him. He is survived by his children: David (Michelle) Johnson, Tammy (Bill) Dirks, Lisa (Rick) Ewan, Bruce Johnson, and Jennifer (Paul) Kernes; stepchildren: Timothy (Patricia) Finestead, Thomas (Sue) Finestead, James Finestead, and Carol (Dave) Casotti; grandchildren: Shannon, Brian, Matt, Scott, Elise, Katie, Gage, Shane, Brianna, Olivia, Cole, Ragan, Ian, Victoria, and Addison; step-grandchildren: Kelli, Thianna, Andre'A, Anthony, Tyler, Trey, and Dominic; great-grandchildren: Aubrey, Nora, Alexia, Liam, Lelya, Cael, Camryn; step-great-grandchildren: Aria, Rylie, Zoe, Charlotte; and numerous nephews and nieces. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 712 12th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036. Interment will be at Ames Municipal Cemetery, 310 E. 9th Street, Ames, Iowa 50010, following the memorial service. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 7th Street, Boone, Iowa.

Burial information: Ames Municipal Cemetery

This information was last updated 02/06/2025

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025