USS
Morrison (DD-560) underway, in a photo taken from USS
Gambier Bay (CVE-73). Another aircraft carrier can be seen in the distance. National Archives photograph, USN 243852.
The mass assaults by kamikazes against the Fifth Fleet off Okinawa, although doing severe damage to ships and their crews, was not the success the Empire of Japan hoped it would be. Despite the sinking of several smaller U.S. Navy vessels in March and April, the ships taking the brunt of the
Kikusui operations remained the picket destroyers. Sailors onboard the “tin cans” often remained at general quarters for hours, even days, at a time. Moreover, despite the use of early-warning radar to detect incoming enemy aircraft, lookouts often strained their eyes for suicide boats, submarines, mines, and other dangers. Always vigilant in their duties, the crews remained nervous, weary, and exhausted while patrolling on the extremely dangerous picket stations. The destroyer Sailors came to call these pa
Oklahoma commander remembered as wreckage from WWII destroyer USS Johnston located
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MUSKOGEE â On April 1, the U.S. Navy, working with the company Caladan Oceanic, located the wreck of the USS Johnston in 21,000 feet of water off the Philippine island of Samar.Â
The ship was lost during the Battle of Samar and was commanded by Cherokee Nation and Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen Earnest Edwin Evans. As commander of the USS Johnston, his aggressive nature and bravery helped win the battle against the Japanese navy in October 1944.Â
Evans was born in Pawnee in 1908 and graduated from Muskogee High School in 1926. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1931.
The USS Johnston was a 2,100-ton destroyer built in Seattle and was commissioned on Oct. 27, 1943. The day the Johnston was commissioned, Lt. Cmdr. Evans told his crew, âThis is going to be a fighting ship. I intend to go in harmâs way, and anyone who doesnât want to go along had better get off right now.â
Johnston and her sister ships saved the lives of thousands of sailors taking on a much larger Japanese force during the World War II Battle of Samar.
The explorers positively identified the sunken warship in nearly 4 miles of water, where it’s protected by U.S. law from looting.
Explorers have finally identified the remains of a U.S. Navy destroyer that sunk during one of the most heroic actions of World War II.
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The USS
Johnston went down defending a force of lightly armed escort carriers from a much larger Japanese force that included the battleship
Yamato. The action saved the lives of thousands and won
The deepest shipwreck ever found has been confirmed as a US warship sunk in a pivotal World War II battle insider@insider.com (Benjamin Brimelow) © US Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph US Navy destroyer USS Johnston off of Seattle, Washington, October 27, 1943. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph
Researchers have confirmed the discovery of USS Johnston, found 21,180 feet beneath the Philippine Sea.
Johnston was sunk during the most pivotal moment in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the most important battles of World War II.
The wreck of US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston has been found under 21,180 feet of water off the coast of the Philippine island of Samar.
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