Earl V. Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEarl V. Johnson
United States Navy officer
Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1913
Place of Birth: Winthrop, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 08-May-1942
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Earl V. Johnson
- Earl Vincent Johnson was born on 28 December 1913 in Winthrop, Minnesota.Eldest child of Dr Otto F.
- and Salma E.
- Johnson.
- He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 31 August 1937, and began naval aviation training the next year.
- He reported to Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5) on board USS Yorktown on 18 September 1939, and received a regular commission the following year. He was detached from the squadron in March 1942 and assigned to the ship's company.
- During the Battle of the Coral Sea, he flew a SBD 3 Dauntless Dive Bomber with Yorktown's Scouting 5 squadron, attacking Japanese shipping in Tulagi Harbor and aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea.
- Lieutenant Johnson was lost in aerial combat on 8 May, and awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism. In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Earl V.
- Johnson (DE-702) was named in honor of Lt Johnson, sponsored by his mother, Mrs.
- Selma E.
- Johnson along with his brother, Lt Curtiss S.
- Johnson, US Army.
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