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S2 Robert Rance Johnson
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S2 Robert Rance Johnson

Birth
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1 Mar 1942 (aged 20)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Tablets of the Missing - Navy
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Son of Albert Johnson


Enlisted on 19 June 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky

Seaman Second Class, 2874127, U.S. Navy

USS Houston (CA-30)


USS Houston went down in action on 1 March 1942 against a Japanese Invasion Task Force on the south coast of Java during the Battle of Sunda Strait. Of the original crew of 1,061, 368 crew members made it to shore and were captured by the Japanese. 291 survived to the end of the war.

Son of Albert Johnson


Enlisted on 19 June 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky

Seaman Second Class, 2874127, U.S. Navy

USS Houston (CA-30)


USS Houston went down in action on 1 March 1942 against a Japanese Invasion Task Force on the south coast of Java during the Battle of Sunda Strait. Of the original crew of 1,061, 368 crew members made it to shore and were captured by the Japanese. 291 survived to the end of the war.

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Entered the service from Kentucky.

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