Raymond Wilber Johnson, USN
| Born | 16 Apr 1907 | Brooklyn, New York |
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Warship Commands listed for Raymond Wilber Johnson, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Herring (233) | Lt Cmdr | Submarine | 4 May 1942 | 5 Mar 1943 |
| USS Herring (233) | Cmdr | Submarine | 13 Apr 1943 | 6 Feb 1944 |
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Submarine USS Herring (233)
8 Nov 1942
While on her 1st war patrol USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoes and sinks the Vichy-French merchant Ville du Havre (5083 GRT) east of Casablanca, Morocco in position 33º34'N, 07º52'W.
25 Nov 1942
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) ends her 1st war patrol at Roseneath, Scotland.
9 Aug 1943
After Herring had made 5 war patrols out of Britain, she returned to the United States on 26 July 1943. She departed New London for the Pacific on 9 August 1943.
15 Nov 1943
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
14 Dec 1943
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hakozaki Maru (3948 GRT) north-east of Shanghai, China in position 33º01'N, 124º01'E.
1 Jan 1944
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft transport Nagoya Maru (6071 GRT, offsite link) some 220 miles south-south-west of Tokyo Bay in position 32º10'N, 138º37'E.