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USS Earl V. Johnson (DE 702)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - H - Q - M

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 star
Second Row: WWII Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal

Specifications:
Class: Buckley
Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1400 tons (light), 1740 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 198

Earl V. Johnson (DE 702) Building and Operational Data:

07 September 1943: Keel laid by the Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Mich.

24 November 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Selma E. Johnson, mother of Lieutenant (junior grade) Johnson

18 March 1944: Commissioned by Commander Neville Levy, USN (ret.) at the Todd Johnson Shipyard, Algiers, La., Lcdr. J. J. Jordy, USNR in command

18 June 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 2 years and 3 months of service

01 May 1967: Struck from the NVR

08 September 1968: Sold for scrapping

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0670202	23k	undated		James Miller
0670203	46k	Off the San Diego coast at war's end, signal flags spell "HOME"		James Miller

Earl V. Johnson Memorabilia
Commemorative Postal Cover Courtesy of Paul Petosky

Earl V. Johnson History
View the USS Earl V. Johnson (DE 702) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Earl V. Johnson as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Earl V. Johnson's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 18 Mar. 1944 - 04 Sep. 1945	Lcdr. Jules James Jordy, USNR (USNA '35) (New Orleans, La.)
2.) 06 Sep. 1945 - 17 Dec. 1945	Lcdr. James Harrison McGlothlin
3.) 17 Dec. 1945 - 16 Feb. 1946	Lt. William Edward Balch, USNR
4.) 16 Feb. 1946 - 18 Jun. 1946	Lt.(jg) William M. Lehmann, USNR

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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Frequently Asked Questions section on NavSource's Main Page for that information.

Additional Resources

Jon Saunders' USS Earl V. Johnson Site
Tin Can Sailors
The U.S. Navy Memorial
The Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The Destroyer History Foundation
Tin Can Sailors Shipmate Registry - USS Earl V. Johnson

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