The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Felix L. Johnson, USN (Ret.) : 1897-1981
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1682692914
ISBN-13
9781682692912
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
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Naval Institute Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 2nd, 2017
Print length
300 Pages
Weight
703 grams
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryTrue war & combat stories
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Based on five interviews conducted by Dr. John T. Mason Jr. from August 1971 through February 1972, the volume contains 278 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1974 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use.
Following graduation in 1919, Johnson served in the battleship USS Delaware (BB-28) during Haitian Campaign. He joined the USS Penguin (AM-33) in 1923 when she was ordered on Yangtze Patrol. In 1928 Johnson was ordered to Asiatic Station and while en route to China served as navigator of schooner yacht Atlantic in the Spanish ocean race, New York to Santander. In 1929 he served as aide and flag lieutenant to CinC U.S. Asiatic Fleet. Following duty with the CNO, Johnson reported in 1936 as a member of the Naval Mission to Brazil. During World War II he was CO of the USS President Adams(AP-38/APA-19) in the South Pacific, landing troops at Cape Torokina, Bougainville, and the Solomon Islands. In 1945 Johnson was CO of the USS Springfield (CL-66), providing escort protection for President Franklin Roosevelt to Yalta, then joining the Fifth Fleet in Pacific campaign. He was Director of Naval Intelligence until his retirement in 1952.
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