Kenneth W. Johnson

Colonel Kenneth W. Johnson was commissioned an Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-69, 19 August 1969. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry (Mechanized), Georgia Army National Guard. | His subsequent duty assignments were: Combat Signal Officer, Battalion Air Defense Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard; Firing Battery Executive Officer, Batteries C and A, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard; Battalion Ammunition Officer/ Executive Officer, Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard; Platoon Leader, Combat Signal Officer, Field Artillery Acquisition Officer, Battalion Fire Support Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 114th  Field Artillery, Mississippi, Army National Guard; Instructor, Officer Advanced Course, 3390th United States Army Reserve School, United States Army Reserve, Mississippi; Unit Training Officer, Training Management Specialist, and Administrative Officer, 2079th United States Army Reserve School, United States Army Reserve, Virginia; Assistant Professor of Military Science, United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corp, Instructor Training Group, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 92nd  Field Artillery, Akron, Ohio; United States Army Reserve Advisor, 24th Infantry (Mechanized) and Fort Stewart, Georgia; Deputy Director, Training Development and Analysis Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Training, Headquarters, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Johnson was serving as Director, Regional Coordinating Element B, Total Army School System, Headquarters, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.