William Harold Johnson
Born: March 7, 1909 at Ceredo, West Virginia
Home Town: Ceredo, West Virginia
Navy Cross
U.S. Navy
World War II
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross to William Harold Johnson, Chief Boatswain, U.S. Navy, for exceptional courage, presence of mind, and devotion to duty and disregard for his personal safety while serving on board the Minesweeper U.S.S. HERON (AM-10), during operations in Dutch East Indies on 31 December 1941, when his ship was attacked by 15 hostile planes of different types. Chief Boatswain’s Johnson’s conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 303 (June 1942)
