From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Lawrence E. Johnson was the first African American member and deputy fire chief of La Grange Fire and Rescue Squad, from 1970-1978. Information submitted by Ruby Booker of LaGrange, KY.

Additional Information:
Lawrence E. Johnson was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. He was employed as a mechanic at South Central Bell. He was the son of Emma and Leslie T. Johnson. Lawrence E. Johnson is buried in the Valley of Rest Cemetery in La Grange, KY. 

Sources: "Louisville area deaths: Lawrence E. Johnson," The Courier-Journal, 07/10/1978, p.D8; U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans (Ancestry).