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(Mig Alley - Sabres vs. MiGs Over Korea - Thompson
and McLaren)
"D" flight in 1953.
1st lt. John Myrick Jr., 1st.lt. John McKee Flt Comdr, 1st lt, Alton
Thogersen, and 2nd lt. Marlin Templeton.
Picture Source: John McKee
Jr.
1st lt John McKee, 2nd lt.
Paul Pluginsky, 1st lt John Myrick, and 2nd lt Marlin Templeton.
Picture Source: John McKee
Jr.
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John Allen "Johnny"
Myrick Jr.
JANUARY 18, 1929 – APRIL 12, 2015
John A. Myrick
Jr. passed away on April 12, 2015 at the age of 86. Johnny was born
in Columbus on January 18, 1929, to Thelma Simms Myrick and John Allen
Myrick. He graduated from Columbus High School and received a Bachelor
of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia,
where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Johnny married
Patricia “Patsy” Gay Sims of Rome, Ga., in 1951.
Johnny had
a love of airplanes and flying from early childhood and earned his
pilot’s license while still in high school. After graduating
from college, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served four years on
active duty, where he saw combat flying the Air Force’s first
fighter jet, the F-86F Sabre, in “MiG Alley” during the
Korean War. He also served 20 years in the Air Force Reserve, where
he earned the rank of LT Colonel before retiring in 1976.
Along with
his father, Johnny opened Myrick Furniture in Columbus in 1960. Johnny
continued the business until he retired in 1990.
Johnny was
a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Columbus and its
Scarbrough Sunday School class. He served as a deacon and was named
a Deacon Emeritus after his final term. He was also active in the
church’s Food Closet ministry. He was a charter member of the
East Columbus Rotary Club, now the North Columbus Rotary Club, and
served as president during its second year. Johnny was also a member
of the Sons of the American Revolution, and he enjoyed attending the
Friday Friar’s men’s luncheon club.
Johnny was
a devoted son, husband, and father. He was preceded in death by Patsy,
his wife of 59 years. Survivors include one daughter, Susan Myrick
Allaway, and her husband, Tim, of Alpharetta, Ga.; two sons, John
A. “Tripp” Myrick III of Columbus, and Hix David Myrick
and his wife Toni of Columbus; and two grandchildren, Sarah Patricia
Allaway and Mackenzie Annette Myrick.
Some photos from John's Obituary:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/columbus-ga/john-myrick-6401486
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