Raymond Wilbur Johnson, USN
| Born | 16 Apr 1907 | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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Warship Commands listed for Raymond Wilbur Johnson, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS R-6 (83) | Lt. | Submarine | 23 Sep 1940 | Apr 1942 |
| USS Herring (233) | T/Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 4 May 1942 | 5 Mar 1943 |
| USS Herring (233) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 13 Apr 1943 | 6 Feb 1944 |
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Submarine USS R-6 (83)
17 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-6 departed Bermuda for New London, Connecticut.
23 Mar 1942
USS R-6 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda.
Submarine USS Herring (233)
5 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson, USN) arrived at New London, Connecticut.
23 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island for special torpedo tests.
3 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Having completed a long period of torpedo testing, USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson, USN), returned to New London, Connecticut from Newport, Rhode Island.
8 Nov 1942 (position 33.34, -7.52)
While on her 1st war patrol USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoed and sank the Vichy-French merchant Ville du Havre (5083 GRT) east of Casablanca, Morocco in position 33°34'N, 07°52'W.
25 Nov 1942
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) ended her 1st war patrol at Roseneath, Scotland.
9 Aug 1943
After Herring had made 5 war patrols out of Britain, she returned to the United States on 26 July 1943. She departed New London for the Pacific on 9 August 1943.
10 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for the Panama Canal Zone.
15 Nov 1943
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
14 Dec 1943 (position 33.01, 124.01)
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hakozaki Maru (3948 GRT) north-east of Shanghai, China in position 33°01'N, 124°01'E.
1 Jan 1944 (position 32.10, 138.37)
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese aircraft transport Nagoya Maru (6071 GRT, offsite link) some 220 miles south-south-west of Tokyo Bay in position 32°10'N, 138°37'E.
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