Republic P-47 HAS SHOT DOWN 25 NAZIS. Capt. Robert S.

Republic P-47 HAS SHOT DOWN 25 NAZIS. Capt. Robert S. Johnson, Lawton, Okla., smiles from the cockpit of his Swastika- decorated fighter at his base in England. An ace five times, Johnson has shot down 25 enemy planes in combat, just one less than the leading ace of the last war, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. He has been awarded an Air Medal and three Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Silver Star.