| Service # | 2744861 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Fireman First Class U.S. Navy |
| Entered Service From | Mississippi |
| Date of Death | December 7 1941 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
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Honolulu Memorial |
Fireman First Class Johnston's remains were recovered from the USS Oklahoma and interred as an Unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI. . His name is permanently inscribed at the Courts of the Missing at that cemetery.
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a fleet of Japanese carriers launched formations of dive bombers, torpedo planes and fighters against the vessels moored at Pearl Harbor. The USS Oklahoma suffered 429 casualties as it quickly capsized due to damages sustained from multiple torpedoes. The majority of the casualties (Sailors and Marines) were never identified and buried as Unknowns. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency personnel exhumed these remains and as a result in advances in forensic and analytical capabilities, were able to identify F1C Johnston.
