On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II
Andrew Gordon
Johnson
Rank/Rate
Seaman, First Class
Service Number
812 17 02
Birth Date
July 21, 1918
From
Port Richmond, New York
Decorations
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Submarine
USS Cod (SS-224)
Loss Date
April 26, 1945
Location
Near 26° 15'N, 121° 25'E
Circumstances
Lost overboard while fighting after torpedo room casualty
Remarks
Andrew was born in New York, New York.
Seaman First Class Andrew G. Johnson (NSN: 8121702), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (posthumously) for heroic conduct in assisting in the rescue of a shipmate when the USS COD's after torpedo room caught fire on 26 April 1945.
USS Cod is on display in Cleveland, Ohio.
Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.