Please answer the following question: Facts: - battles: world war i world war ii - death date: 28 march 1980 - allegiance: canada 1921 - nickname: g.o. - rank: air marshal - awards: companion croix de guerre legion d'honneur legion of merit king haakon of vii 's cross of liberation -lrb- norway -rrb- the order of the bath military cross - birth date: 24 january 1896 - serviceyears: 1913 -- 1947 - name: george owen johnson - branch: canada air force-1924 royal canadian air force - unit: no. 84 squadron raf - death place: vancouver , british columbia , canada - birth place: woodstock , ontario , canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george owen johnson .
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air marshal george owen johnson cb , mc -lrb- january 24 , 1896 -- march 28 , 1980 -rrb- was a canadian aviator , world war i flying ace and a senior commander in the royal canadian air force during world war ii .