The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. A. Johnson
Rank
Aviation Electronics Man Second Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
November 27, 1951
Aviation Electronics Man Second Class Johnson was a crew member of a PBM-5 Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 731, based at San Diego, California. On November 27, 1951, while on a training flight, the aircraft spun in seven miles off San Diego coast, killing 11 crewmen.