Seaman Johnson was born in Williston, ND on June 18, 1948, and was a resident of Williams County, ND when he entered the US Navy in Fargo, ND on August 22, 1966. He served in an unknown theater and died in service in San Ramon, CA on November 1, 1969. 

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA. 

He is buried in Section 46, Site 271 272 in Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA. 

He is buried in Horace Lutheran Cemetery - Horace, ND. 

He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery - LaMoure, ND. 

He is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens - Fargo, ND. 

He is buried in plot Christus 018D 3 in Fairview Memorial Gardens - Wahpeton, ND. 

He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery - LaMoure, ND. 

He is buried in Hettinger Cemetery - Hettinger, ND. 

He is buried in Section 239, Row F, Site 10 in Los Angeles National Cemetery - Los Angeles, CA.