John Johnson was an

Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenla ...

explorer and World War II veteran. Johnson server as cook and mechanic for the

MacGregor Arctic Expedition The MacGregor Arctic Expedition was a privately funded expedition which set out to reoccupy Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Canada, a site within flying distance of the North Pole. The expedition, which took place from July 1, 1937, to October 3, 19 ...

(1937–1938). He was killed while on active duty during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

References

*Inglis, Robert ''A Scout Goes North'', 1938 *MacGregor, Cliffort J. ''Monthly Weather Review'', October 1939 *"World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, State of New Jersey" National Archive, June 1946 *Sallach, David L. ''NJ Historical Commission Newsletter'', February 1977 *Vogel, Hal ''Ice Cap News'', Nov-Dec 1977 *Vogel, Hal ''They Brought Their Own Storms'', 1977 Year of birth missing Year of death missing Explorers of the Arctic {{Explorer-stub