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Shoshana Nyree Johnson (born January 18, 1973) is a Panamanian-born former United States soldier, and the first black female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States. Johnson was a Specialist of the U.S. Army 507th Maintenance Company, 5/52 ADA BN, 11th ADA Brigade.
Mar 23, 2023 · Spc. Shoshana Johnson of the 507th Maintenance Battalion, is ushered to a waiting Marine Corps aircraft (not shown) a few miles south of Baghdad for a flight to Kuwait City, Kuwait, after being rescued in April 2003. She’s the first African-American woman prisoner of war. (Courtesy U.S. Army)
Feb 29, 2012 · Shoshana Johnson's life. Together with other Soldiers from the 507th Maintenance Company, she had been separated from the main part of a 600-vehicle convoy and gotten lost in the Iraqi desert.
Nov 12, 2021 · For Veterans Day, the story of Shoshana Johnson, the first Black female prisoner of war, and the courage, struggle, and sacrifice of what it means to be a Black patriot.
American Veteran | POW Shoshana Johnson’s Story | PBS. PBS is an American public broadcast service. Official site: https://to.pbs.org/3aInG6S | #AmericanVeteranPBS“In my head I was going to...
Dec 15, 2021 · Army veteran Shoshana Johnson tells her story of being a prisoner of war during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and her ongoing battle with PTSD.
Feb 29, 2012 · Shoshana Johnson, 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, is prepared for the long flight home by an Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircrew member. She along with six other former POWs...
Sep 23, 2021 · That was the plan,” Shoshana Johnson recalls. The first month in-country, her convoy was ambushed and eleven soldiers were killed. Johnson was wounded, captured along with five others, and held for 22 days, becoming the first Black female POW in U.S. military history. Watch Shoshana share her story.
Sep 24, 2021 · Johnson was wounded, captured along with five others, and held for 22 days, becoming the first Black female POW in U.S. military history. Watch Shoshana share her story.
Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, United States Army, was captured after her convoy of the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed by Iraqi Forces on 23 March 2003, during Operation IRAQI...
