On the morning of 23 October 1944, American submarines detected and attacked units of the Japanese fleet coming in from the South China Sea toward the precarious Leyte One of the pilots flying patrol after dawn alert that morning reported the approach of Japanese Center Force.
She was the first Navy ship named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston.
However, when Johnston sunk, another Fletcher-class ship, USS Hoel (DD-533), was also in the area. Just three months later, Johnston was bombarding the … Steaming straight for "Taffy 3" were four battleships (including At 07:50, Admiral Sprague ordered destroyers to make a torpedo attack: "small boys attack". I intend to go in harm’s way, and anyone who doesn’t want to go along had better get off right now.” Those were the words of Commander Ernest. More shells!" E. Evans on the day USS Johnston (DD-557) was commissioned, 27 October 1943, at Seattle, Washington. The enemy ships closed in for an easy kill, pouring fire into the crippled destroyer. At one of her batteries, a crewman kept calling "More shells!
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a World War II -era Fletcher -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. USS Johnston (DD-557) off Washington state 27 Oct. 27 1943. The ship was most famous for its bold action in the Battle off Samar. Of the 186 lost, about 50 were killed by enemy action, 45 died on rafts from battle injuries and 92, including Evans, were alive in the water after “The skipper was a fighting man from the soles of his broad feet to the ends of his straight black hair,” said Ensign Robert C. Hagen, gunnery officer, E. Evans on the day Noticing the Japanese ships were targeting escort carrier Of the crew of 327, only 141 survived.
“There was a lot of confusion in that battle,” Neyland said. Johnston I (DD-557) 1943–1944 John Vincent Johnston of Cincinnati, Ohio, entered the Navy in September 1861 as First Master in gunboat St. Louis. “This is going to be a fighting ship.