Thomas Lemuel "Lem" Johns (December 11, 1925 – May 10, 2014) was a member of the United States Secret Service present during the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the first inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson.[1]
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Born | Thomas Lemuel Johns December 11, 1925 Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
Died | May 10, 2014 Hoover, Alabama, United States | (aged 88)
Johns was born in and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and served as a member of the United States Naval Air Corps during World War II.[2]
Johns attended the University of Alabama and later graduated from Howard College (now Samford University).[2]
Johns joined the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service (the forerunner of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) in 1952. He joined the United States Secret Service in 1954 and served until 1976, including many years as head of the Birmingham field office.[2]
Johns died in Hoover, Alabama on May 10, 2014.[3]