TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Fred Todd Johnson 1924–2017 Tuskegee Airman, Educator their backs the progress of our entire race—knowing that their performance was being looked at under a microscopic eye.” A Tuskegee Airman and Educator, long time Delaware resident, Brother Fred Todd Johnson entered the Chapter Invisible at the age of 92 on January 17, 2017. Brother Johnson was 1942 initi- ate of the Alpha of Kappa Alpha Psi ® at Indiana University-Bloomington.
R etired Brig. Gen. Ernest Talbert, Delaware’s first Fred Todd Johnson, “He’s fond of saying, `Not a hero, but a part of history.’ And I would respectfully disagree. He is a hero to me. He was part of the ‘Great- est Generation.’ But more so than that, he’s one of those people that put on African-American general of the Delaware Air Guard said of
Born on June 7, 1924 in Bloomington, Indiana, Brother Johnson was the fourth child of George A. and Edith T. Johnson. After graduating from Wilmington, Dela- ware’s Howard High School, Brother Johnson attended Indiana University (IU) and opted to leave IU where he was studying pre-medicine to volunteer for the Army Air Corps in September 1943.
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