1949 - 1980
David A. Johnston American Scientist
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| First Name |
David
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| Middle Name |
A.
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| Last Name |
Johnston
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| Birthday |
18th December, 1949
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| Birthplace |
Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
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| Died |
18th May, 1980
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| Place of Death |
Mount St. Helens, Washington, United States
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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David Alexander Johnston (December 18, 1949 – May 18, 1980) was an American United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcanologist who was one of the 57 people killed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington. A principal scientist on the USGS monitoring team, Johnston was killed in the eruption while manning an observation post six miles (10 km) away on the morning of May 18, 1980. He was the first to report the eruption, transmitting "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" before he was swept away by a lateral blast. Despite a thorough search, Johnston's body was never found, but state highway workers discovered remnants of his USGS trailer in 1993.
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