Camp Leroy Johnson

Camp Leroy Johnson (1940-1964) - A World War II U.S. Army Air Field established in 1940 near New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. First named New Orleans Army Air Base, Renamed Camp Leroy Johnson on 25 Nov 1947 after Sergeant Leroy Johnson who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, for throwing himself on two grenades during a 1944 assualt on Leyte in the Philippines. Closed in 1964. Current Status No remains. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 30.03028 Long: -90.04556 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3' See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 341. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 546887 Camp Leroy Johnson USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2085459 New Orleans Army Air Base Links: Wikipedia - Camp Leroy Johnson Visited: 29 Dec 2017