Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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. sw-C X I -l .SN Charles W. JOHNSON, Chief Machinist Mate, 1942. Below is Charles W. JOHNSON, Lt. USN lretl 1975 Below Greeting wife and daughters on their arrival at Guam, 1955. l to r: Linda, Winnie, Kay and Lt. Ggl JOHNSON, USN. in Winnie Charlie 1976, they were married 42 years. Lieutenant Charles W. JOHNSON, USN fretj 134 4th Ave., Chula Vista, California, was born, Frontenac, Kansas, on 16 January 1912. He enlisted in the Navy at Kansas City, Missouri, 20 June 1934. He said the program was Hunger. He received his Recruit Training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif. He married Winifred Drake, 28 December 1936 in San Diego, California and they have 2 daughters: Kay L Strobel, born July 1939 and she has 2 daughters, ages 19 and 9g and Linda D. King, born January 1944 and she has a son age 10 and a daughter age 9. None followed a Navy career, but I have my eye on my 10 ear old grandson, I'll ship him in yet. Mrs. Johnson died' 30 June 1978. Lieut. JOHNSON served his first 6 years in the Navy on the USS Dobbin CARD 35 where he advanced through the line from Seaman Second Class to Machinistmate First Class. He then reenlisted in Kansas City on 11 July 1940 and was ordered to the USS BROOKLYN for duty. He was assigned to the A Division and the Machine Shop where he was advanced to Chief Machinistmate 3 June 1942. Commissioned an Ensign 24 June 1944 and retired 30 June 1956 as a Lieutenant USN. After trying to find a niche he went to college and received a B.A. Degree and went to work for the San Diego County Department of Welfare as a Social Worker. After 13 years he retired again December 1973. Those of you who made the Invasion of Sicily on the B will remember the mine field, and how the ship rocked like a big rocking chair. I was assigned to repair it and stationed on the third deck in the Marine Compartment with 6 men. When the mines started going off under us I assigned the men to go to the various parts of the ship to look for broken lines and or leaks. I went forward to sound the voids and was just getting back to make my reports when the word was passed for All Hands, except the Engineers and the Repair Parties, to report topside. I received all the reports from my men, and then reported all secure, third deck and below. My JV Talker had made the report and then said, Chief, they want to talk to you. Main Repair I was located on the second deck, that's where I had made my report. On the JV circuit was E.E. QBalmeyJ Diamond, he said, John, they are cutting down the chances, are you scared? Not right now I told him for up to then I had been too busy to be scared, and I'd see if I could figure a way to get even with him. I did later on the beach, but that's another story, not to be published.

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