Ellsworth Johnson, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving member of a United States Army Operational Group that spawned the Special Forces, has passed at 100. His daughter-in-law confirmed
Ellsworth Johnson, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving member of a United States Army Operational Group that spawned the U.S. Army Special Forces, has passed at 100.It comes four weeks after Johnson, a medic who parachuted into France and China, was presented with an Army Special Forces tab and a green beret at the assisted living facility where he lived in Zeeland, Michigan. A tab signifies a special skill and is worn on U.S. Army uniforms.
His 25-man team, code-named "Patrick," parachuted into enemy-occupied France in August 1944 to capture a hydroelectric plant and gather intelligence just before the Allied invasion. "This is an extremely rare event and, quite frankly, the last of its kind that will ever occur," Maj. Russell M. Gordon of the 1st Special Forces Command said at the ceremony.
The war hero was born on July 5, 1923, in Ohio, the son of parents of Swedish and Dutch descent. His father, John, was a handyman who was also once in the Army. His mother was Marie Johnson.
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