Johnson, Nicholas Scott
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Verified Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Scott Johnson, 27, of Ontario, California, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. He was killed in action on April 19, 2012, when his helicopter crashed in Divalak, Afghanistan.
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Nicholas Scott Johnson was a 27-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 2 from Ontario, California. He served as a helicopter pilot with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, part of Task Force Wings.
On April 19, 2012, Johnson was piloting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a mission in Divalak, a village in the rugged Logar Province of eastern Afghanistan. The aircraft crashed, reportedly after being struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Johnson and three other U.S. service members on board were killed in the incident.
The crash occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in its eleventh year, with coalition forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations and training Afghan national security forces.
Following the crash, the International Security Assistance Force confirmed the four fatalities. Johnson's body was returned to the United States, and he was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Johnson is remembered by his unit and family as a dedicated soldier and pilot. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Ontario Veterans Memorial in his hometown.
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Nicholas Scott Johnson was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
