Carl Johnson, a U.S. Navy seaman 1st Class and a Purple Heart recipient, was aboard the USS West Virginia near Hawaii when multiple torpedoes hit the side of the battleship.
It s a homecoming nearly 80 years in the making. Author: Jen Wahl Updated: 9:40 AM MST January 13, 2021
PHOENIX It’s a homecoming nearly 80 years in the making.
A Phoenix sailor who was killed in the Pearl Harbor attacks has finally been brought back to the Valley from Hawaii. Now, he will be laid to rest next to his family.
As Navy Seaman 1st Class Carl S. Johnson made his long-awaited return home to Phoenix, he was surrounded by his loving family that’s grown a couple generations since he left.
Johnson took off for the Navy at only 16 and died two years later at age 18 at Pearl Harbor.
Phoenix sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack will return home nearly 80 years later
Nearly 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a sailor from Phoenix killed in that attack has been identified and his remains will be brought home to Phoenix next month.
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Nearly 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, an Arizona family finally has some closure. A sailor from Phoenix killed in that attack has been identified and his remains will be brought home next month.
Carl Johnson was 16-years-old when he enlisted in the Navy. He left North Phoenix High School lied about his age and started working aboard the USS West Virginia. He was promoted to Seaman 1st Class and was studying to become a gunner s mate and petty officer.
Arizona man who died in Pearl Harbor attack identified decades later
Arizona man who died in Pearl Harbor attack identified decades later
Arizona man, Carl Johnson, died at the age of 18 in the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was finally identified by the Navy decades later and his remains will be buried in Phoenix, fulfilling his parent s dream of having him home once again.
PHOENIX - An Arizona man, eight decades later, was identified as Carl Johnson, an 18-year-old sailor who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Just this year, his family learned his remains had finally been identified and he s now on his long journey back home.