JOHNSON, Floyd Edward, Seaman Second Class, United States Naval Reserve, USS Hancock (CV-19), Service# 3581108, Enl: Texas, d. 21-Jan-1945, Buried at Sea
Died as a result of explosion on USS Hancock (CV-19) flight deck and was buried at sea
Awarded Purple Heart
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USS Hancock (CV-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was laid down as Ticonderoga on 26 January 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts. She was renamed Hancock 1 May 1943, launched 24 January 1944 and was commissioned 15 April 1944.
Raids against Formosa were resumed on 20 January 1945. The next afternoon one of her planes returning from a sortie made a normal landing, taxied to a point abreast of the island, and disintegrated in a blinding explosion which killed 51 men and injured 150 others.
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Died as a result of explosion on USS Hancock (CV-19) flight deck and was buried at sea
Awarded Purple Heart
Another cenotaph memorializing S2 Johnson
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USS Hancock (CV-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was laid down as Ticonderoga on 26 January 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts. She was renamed Hancock 1 May 1943, launched 24 January 1944 and was commissioned 15 April 1944.
Raids against Formosa were resumed on 20 January 1945. The next afternoon one of her planes returning from a sortie made a normal landing, taxied to a point abreast of the island, and disintegrated in a blinding explosion which killed 51 men and injured 150 others.
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JOHNSON, Floyd Edward, Seaman Second Class, United States Naval Reserve, USS Hancock (CV-19), Service# 3581108, Enl: Texas, d. 21-Jan-1945, Buried at Sea
Died as a result of explosion on USS Hancock (CV-19) flight deck and was buried at sea
Awarded Purple Heart
Another cenotaph memorializing S2 Johnson
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USS Hancock (CV-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was laid down as Ticonderoga on 26 January 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts. She was renamed Hancock 1 May 1943, launched 24 January 1944 and was commissioned 15 April 1944.
Raids against Formosa were resumed on 20 January 1945. The next afternoon one of her planes returning from a sortie made a normal landing, taxied to a point abreast of the island, and disintegrated in a blinding explosion which killed 51 men and injured 150 others.
Kindly provided by Contributor: 50696055
Died as a result of explosion on USS Hancock (CV-19) flight deck and was buried at sea
Awarded Purple Heart
Another cenotaph memorializing S2 Johnson
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USS Hancock (CV-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was laid down as Ticonderoga on 26 January 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts. She was renamed Hancock 1 May 1943, launched 24 January 1944 and was commissioned 15 April 1944.
Raids against Formosa were resumed on 20 January 1945. The next afternoon one of her planes returning from a sortie made a normal landing, taxied to a point abreast of the island, and disintegrated in a blinding explosion which killed 51 men and injured 150 others.
Kindly provided by Contributor: 50696055
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