Oral History Interview with Charles Johnson, January 24, 2020
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy as soon as he finished high school in 1943. After training at Farragut, he was assigned to USS Colorado (BB-45). He boarded the Colorado in time for the Marshall Islands campaign and was still aboard for the Mariana Islands campaign. He was aboard when Colorado got hit by shore batteries off Tinian and kamikazes off Leyte. His duty station was in a bloier room or a powder room so he was we…
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Date:
January 24, 2020
Duration:
1 hour 5 minutes 18 seconds
Creator:
Johnson, Charles
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation