Maj. Ira Raymond Johnston

1916 - 2009  (93 years)

• Name	Ira Raymond Johnston
  Title	Maj.
  Nickname	Boots
  Born	22 Feb 1916	Madison County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Apr 2009	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
  Buried	Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery - Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
  Person ID	I16571	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	William Benjamin Coldiron,   b. 14 Jul 1895, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1963, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lydia Mabel Johnston,   b. 27 Apr 1899, Bell County, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 1931, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F7279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thelma May Mitchell,   b. 13 Jan 1916, Placedo, Victoria County, Texas, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 2006, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Jerry Raymond Johnston,   b. 29 Jan 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 2021, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F7291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1916 - Madison County, Texas, USA Died - 9 Apr 2009 - Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Buried - - Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery - Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Ira Raymond Johnston Obituary picture
  		Ira Raymond Johnston Victory Field - Vernon, TX. Class 43-A

  
  

  Documents

  U.S. World War II Draft Card - Ira Raymond Johnston Name: Ira Raymond Johnston Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 22 Feb 1916 Birth Place: Madison County, Texas, USA Residence Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Employer: Houston Press Height: 5' 9" Weight: 172 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: Mrs. Thelma Mitchell Johnston

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Maj. Ira Raymond Johnston Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery - Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA Plot: Section S, Site 311

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Ira R. Johnston Johnston, Ira R. 93, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009. Boots was a WWII Veteran who flew bombers and cargo airplanes on the Crescent Caravan to Africa and Europe. After the war he flew for various airlines. He was Chief Pilot for PIA in Peru for two years. In 1950, he became the Corporate Pilot for Lario Oil and Gas Co. in Wichita until retiring in 1978. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 71 years, Thelma, and two brothers. Boots is survived by son, Jerry and daughter-in-law, Connie; grandchildren, Tracy, Patrick, Karyn, Mark; 14 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; niece, Trellis Leonard. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 6770 E. 34th St. N. Memorials: Alzheimer's Assoc. or Risen Savior Lutheran Church. (Published in The Wichita Eagle on April 19, 2009)