JOHNSON, ERNEST CLAUDE, Seaman Second Class (no. 6600500), USS Neosho, US Navy Reserve, †07/05/1942
Father, Mr. Aaron Johnson, Box 285, Plains, Mont.
Mother, Cora Johnson
MIA/KIA on USS Neosho (AO-23) during Battle of the Coral Sea
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USS Neosho (AO-23) in Battle of the Coral Sea
After surviving the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Neosho operated in the South Pacific. During the Battle of the Coral Sea she was attacked and set alight, but managed to keep afloat until rendezvousing with an American destroyer on 11 May 1942, who sank her with gunfire after taking off the crew.
Source: Wikipedia
On May 7th 1942, oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) and destroyer Sims (DD-409) are attacked by Japanese planes. Neosho is damaged by bombs and a crashing dive bomber. Destroyer Sims is sunk. Neosho damaged and adrift since 7th May and deemed beyond salvage, is scuttled on 11th May by torpedoes and gunfire of US destroyer Henley (DD-391). Henley rescues survivors from Neosho and Sims. https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137415
Father, Mr. Aaron Johnson, Box 285, Plains, Mont.
Mother, Cora Johnson
MIA/KIA on USS Neosho (AO-23) during Battle of the Coral Sea
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USS Neosho (AO-23) in Battle of the Coral Sea
After surviving the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Neosho operated in the South Pacific. During the Battle of the Coral Sea she was attacked and set alight, but managed to keep afloat until rendezvousing with an American destroyer on 11 May 1942, who sank her with gunfire after taking off the crew.
Source: Wikipedia
On May 7th 1942, oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) and destroyer Sims (DD-409) are attacked by Japanese planes. Neosho is damaged by bombs and a crashing dive bomber. Destroyer Sims is sunk. Neosho damaged and adrift since 7th May and deemed beyond salvage, is scuttled on 11th May by torpedoes and gunfire of US destroyer Henley (DD-391). Henley rescues survivors from Neosho and Sims. https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137415
JOHNSON, ERNEST CLAUDE, Seaman Second Class (no. 6600500), USS Neosho, US Navy Reserve, †07/05/1942
Father, Mr. Aaron Johnson, Box 285, Plains, Mont.
Mother, Cora Johnson
MIA/KIA on USS Neosho (AO-23) during Battle of the Coral Sea
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USS Neosho (AO-23) in Battle of the Coral Sea
After surviving the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Neosho operated in the South Pacific. During the Battle of the Coral Sea she was attacked and set alight, but managed to keep afloat until rendezvousing with an American destroyer on 11 May 1942, who sank her with gunfire after taking off the crew.
Source: Wikipedia
On May 7th 1942, oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) and destroyer Sims (DD-409) are attacked by Japanese planes. Neosho is damaged by bombs and a crashing dive bomber. Destroyer Sims is sunk. Neosho damaged and adrift since 7th May and deemed beyond salvage, is scuttled on 11th May by torpedoes and gunfire of US destroyer Henley (DD-391). Henley rescues survivors from Neosho and Sims. https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137415
Father, Mr. Aaron Johnson, Box 285, Plains, Mont.
Mother, Cora Johnson
MIA/KIA on USS Neosho (AO-23) during Battle of the Coral Sea
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USS Neosho (AO-23) in Battle of the Coral Sea
After surviving the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Neosho operated in the South Pacific. During the Battle of the Coral Sea she was attacked and set alight, but managed to keep afloat until rendezvousing with an American destroyer on 11 May 1942, who sank her with gunfire after taking off the crew.
Source: Wikipedia
On May 7th 1942, oiler USS Neosho (AO-23) and destroyer Sims (DD-409) are attacked by Japanese planes. Neosho is damaged by bombs and a crashing dive bomber. Destroyer Sims is sunk. Neosho damaged and adrift since 7th May and deemed beyond salvage, is scuttled on 11th May by torpedoes and gunfire of US destroyer Henley (DD-391). Henley rescues survivors from Neosho and Sims. https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137415
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