Davenport Johnson was a United States Army Air Forces major general. During World War II, he commanded the Eleventh Air Force in Alaska from November 1943 to November 1945.
Davenport Johnson
The Eleventh Air Force (11 AF) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska.
Capt. St. Clair Streett (at left) with pilots of the 1920 Alaskan Flying Expedition
Elmendorf Field, August 1941
18th Pursuit Squadron P-36 Hawks, Elmendorf, August 1941
LB-30 and B-17E of the 36th Bombardment Squadron at Unmnak (Fort Glenn AAF), June 1942. The B-17E (41–9126) was lost on 28 August 1942