Duluth (LPD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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MASTER CHIEF BOILER TECHNICIAN JAMES E. JOHNSTON COMMAND MASTER CHIEF USS DULUTH (LPD 6) MASTER CHIEF JAKES E. JOHNSTON IS A NATIVE OF BINGHAHTON, NEW YORK. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE JOINED THE NAVY IN FEB 1973 AND THEN WENT ACTIVE DUTY IN AUGUST 1973. UPON COMPLETION OF RECRUIT TRAINING COHNAND AT N.T.C. SAN DIEGO, CA. THE MASTER CHIEF WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS PROTEUS (AS-19) STA- TIONED IN GUAM IN DECEMBER 1973 UNTIL AUGUST 1975. DURING HIS TOUR ON THE PROTEUS HE COMPLETED BT-A SCHOOL IN CHICAGO ILL. IN SEPTEHBER 1975 UNTIL 4 JULY 1976 HE SERVED ON THE USS NORTON SOUND AVM-1 IN PORT HUENEHE CA. WHERE HE MET HIS WIFE THE FORMER KATHLEEN JOHNNA WEEKS. MARRIED 24 JULY 197G. THE MASTER CHIEF THEN STARTED HIS FAMILY AND COUNTINUEO HIS NAVY CAREER. HIS OTHER DUTY STATIONS WERE ANOTHER TOUR ON THE USS PROTEUS (AS- 19) AUGUST 1976 - OCTOBER 1977, USS PYRO {AE-24) NOVEMBER 1977 - DECEMBER 1978, SIMA NAVSTA SAN DIEGO JANUARY 1979 - JANUARY 1981, USS HCKEE (AS-41) CONISSIONING CREW FEBUARY 1981 - NOVEMBER 1983, USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG-7) DECEMBER 1983 - MARCH 1986, C0MFLETRA6RU SAN DIEGO MARCH 1986 - AUGUST 1989, NAVY RESERVE CENTER SALT LAKE CITY AUGUST 1989 - DECEMBER 1991, AND IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE USS DULUTH (LPO-6) FOR A 3 YEAR TOUR. MASTER CHIEF JOHNSTON ' S AWARDS INCLUDE THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, NAVY ACHIVEMENT MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (4TH AWARD), NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL (2ND AWARD) MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION RIBBON, BATTLE EFFICIENCY RIBBON, HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL, AND SEA SERVICE DEPLOYEHENT RIBBON (3RD AWARD). MASTER CHIEF JOHNSTON IS MARRIED AND HAS 3 LOVELY CHILDREN TAMMY, JIMMY, AND CINDY WHO LIVE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WHERE THE MASTER CHIEF SOMEDAY PLANS TO RETIRE.