Born Dec. 4, 1873, Odessa Russia Died Feb. 24, 1948, San Francisco, Calif. Brig. Gen. Johnson was born in Odessa Russia and educated in military schools. He served three years in the Cossack Calvary and one year in the Russian Navy. He left Russia before he was 20, his exile being attributed to criticism of … Continue reading Brigadier General Samuel I. Johnson