Background
Johnston, Means was born on December 5, 1916 in Schlater, Mississippi, United States. Son of Meansand Annie Cecil (Wilsford) Johnston.
Johnston, Means was born on December 5, 1916 in Schlater, Mississippi, United States. Son of Meansand Annie Cecil (Wilsford) Johnston.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1939; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1950; graduate, National War College, 1959.
During World World War II, Johnston commanded a naval base at Rhode Island and a destroyer. After the war, Johnston served as the Navy"s Chief of Legislative Affairs and Inspector General during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He later would be promoted at admiral and serve as Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1973 to 1975.
He died of prostate cancer in 1989 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Married Hope Manning Larkin, June 29, 1946. Children: Hope Johnston Brown, Means III.