WWII
Jack Charles Johnson
Rate / Rank
SK 1
Birthdate
August 4 1918
Date of Death
June 26 2004
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
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Significant Duty Stations
- USS Helena (CL-50). The Helena was sunk at the Battle of Kula Gulf. The Helena was the first ship to be awarded the Navy Unit Citation, Her actions in the Battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Esperance and Kula Gulf.
- gulf are mentioned in the Citation.
Decorations & Citations
- Navy Unit Citation
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- with seven bronze stars
Notes
Burial; Roselawn Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.