Sam Johnson, an Air Force pilot held for nearly seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, who later became one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Texas, died on Wednesday at age 89, his family said.
FILE PHOTO: Rep. Sam Johnson , a Korean War veteran and former Vietnam War POW, is escorted by Col. Laufenburg , commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry , as he reviews an honor guard at a Pentagon ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2002. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/File Photo
Johnson earned a reputation as leading conservative, criticizing Democrats on a range of issues and regularly proposing to amend the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the federal income tax. On April 16, 1966, Johnson’s F-4 Phantom II was shot down over North Vietnam and he suffered a broken arm, dislocated shoulder and broken back in the crash. Johnson was a prisoner of war from 1966 to 1973 in the notorious “Hanoi Hilton” jail, including 3-1/2 years in solitary confinement for resisting his captors.
After his release and return to his native Texas, Johnson opened a homebuilding company and successfully ran for the Texas legislature in 1984. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1991 after Republican congressman Steve Bartlett resigned to become Dallas mayor.
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