Captain Ron Johnson (pictured) took part in Operation Market Garden, the focus of the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far, and cheated death twice on the same day before he was captured by the Germans.
Second World War Southend veteran dies at the age of 101 echo-news.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from echo-news.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sergeant Frank Ashleigh was a 19-year-old glider pilot in Operation Market Garden in September 1944, which failed to capture Nazi Germany’s industrial heartland
WWII veteran Ron Johnson celebrates his 100th birthday charitytoday.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from charitytoday.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.