11/1/1941- The Daily Oklahoman:
Lieut. Dewey G. Johnston, 31 year old son of Mr & Mrs Albert Johnston, Amber, Grady County, who was listed among the officers of the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James, still missing Friday night, had been on the Reuben James more than 3 years, his mother said. He had been in Iceland in September and October. The last letter the Johnstons received, however, was postmarked Portland, Maine. Johnston, listed by the navy department as one of the seven officers on the ship, was a native of Newcastle.
He attended high school in Amber and was appointed to the naval academy in Annapolis in 1929, being graduated in 1934. Before his service on the Reuben James, he had been assigned to the cruiser Chicago and the battleship Arkansas. He also attended the U.S. Naval finance and supply school in Philadelphia before joining the staff of the destroyer.
11/4/1941:
Ninety-seven lives apparently were lost in the torpedoing of the American destroyer Reuben James, it was disclosed Monday night as the navy gravely announced that it had "little hope" for those listed as missing. The ship went down west of Iceland Oct. 30-31, 1941 while on convoy duty.
11/1/1941- The Daily Oklahoman:
Lieut. Dewey G. Johnston, 31 year old son of Mr & Mrs Albert Johnston, Amber, Grady County, who was listed among the officers of the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James, still missing Friday night, had been on the Reuben James more than 3 years, his mother said. He had been in Iceland in September and October. The last letter the Johnstons received, however, was postmarked Portland, Maine. Johnston, listed by the navy department as one of the seven officers on the ship, was a native of Newcastle.
He attended high school in Amber and was appointed to the naval academy in Annapolis in 1929, being graduated in 1934. Before his service on the Reuben James, he had been assigned to the cruiser Chicago and the battleship Arkansas. He also attended the U.S. Naval finance and supply school in Philadelphia before joining the staff of the destroyer.
11/4/1941:
Ninety-seven lives apparently were lost in the torpedoing of the American destroyer Reuben James, it was disclosed Monday night as the navy gravely announced that it had "little hope" for those listed as missing. The ship went down west of Iceland Oct. 30-31, 1941 while on convoy duty.
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