Rolland C. Johnson

Boatswain's Mate Second Class Rolland C Johnson's name in Tablets of the Missing memorial photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Boatswain's Mate Second Class
    Branch of Service:
    Coast Guard
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Officers and crew of USS Muskeget (WAG 48) were lost At 15.16 hours on 9 September 1942 when U-755 fired a spread of three torpedoes at an auxiliary vessel and heard two hits, followed by sinking noises. This must have been the USS Muskeget (WAG 48)

Biography:

born Aurelia, NDak 14 Oct 19; resident Ward County, NDak; entered USCG Seattle, Wash 5 Aug 40; o/s theater unk; KIA 10 Sep 43 North Atlantic Area; remains not recovered; memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, NY