Robert B. Johnston

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Robert Ballantyne Johnston (6 October 1937 – 19 October 2023) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last duty assignment was as Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic, Marine Forces Europe and II Marine Expeditionary Force. During the Gulf War, he served as the Central Command Chief-of-Staff. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1995 after over 34 years of service. Johnston died on 19 October 2023, at the age of 86. Robert Ballantyne Johnston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 6 October 1937. He immigrated to the United States in 1955 and graduated from San Diego State College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1961. He received a Master of Business Administration from the United States International University in 1975. He was also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Johnston was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in December 1961. His first tour of duty was with the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii as a Rifle Platoon Commander, Company Executive Officer and Assistant Regimental S-3, respectively.