Colonel Conrad A. Johnson was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-61 on 15 August 1961. His first duty assignment was as Transportation Section Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Armor, 1st Brigade, 47th Division, Brainerd, Minnesota. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Communications Officer and Commander, Headquarters, 169th Battery, Denver, Colorado; Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Brigade, Denver, Colorado; Commander, Troop A, 1st Battalion, 194th Cavalry Brigade, Grand Rapids, Minnesota; Communications Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 194th Cavalry Brigade, Brainerd, Minnesota; Operations Officer, Executive Officer and Commander, 140th Signal Battalion, Aurora, Colorado; and Assistant Director of Personnel, Post Mobilization Commander and Director of Logistics, Headquarters, State Army Reserve Command, Colorado Army National Guard, Denver, Colorado; Troop Command Commander, 1st Detachment, Headquarters, State Army Reserve Command, Golden, Colorado. | Colonel Johnson is a graduate of the Armor Officer Orientation Course, Field Officer Basic Course, Communication Officer Course, Northern Warfare Mountain Training Course, Signal Officer Advance Course, and Command and General Staff College. | His military awards include: Meritorious Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Armed Forces Reserves Medal, Army Reserve Commendation Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Service Ribbon, Colorado Long Service Medal w/ second device, Colorado Meritorious Service Medal and Armor Leadership Award.