Johnson, Alfred Wilkinson, VADM

Alfred Johnson attended the US Naval Academy from 1895 until 1899, although his education was interrupted for a few months as he served aboard USS Massachusetts (BB-2) during the Spanish- American War. After completing his formal academy studies, he served in the Navy until his first retirement on 1 December 1940. He was recalled to active duty on 1 January 1942 and served until his second retirement on 13 August 1945.

Foreign medals awarded:
Order of St Michael and St George- Great Britain
Medal of Merit - Nicaragua - 1930
Order of the Bath, Companion - Great Britain
Order of the Liberator, Grand Official - Venezuela
Order of the Aztec Eagle - Mexico

Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded for Actions During World War I
Service: Navy
Division: U.S.S. Conyngham
General Orders: Authority: Navy Book of Distinguished Service (Stringer)
Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Captain Alfred Wilkinson Johnson, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. CONYNGHAM, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies through these waters, and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted, against all forms of enemy naval activity; and especially for an attack upon an enemy submarine on 19 October 1917, during which attack the CONYNGHAM was directly over the submarine and dropped a depth bomb which is believed to have destroyed the submarine.

Legion of Merit
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Rank: Vice Admiral
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)
Citation: Synopsis: Vice Admiral Alfred Wilkinson Johnson, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Naval delegate to the Inter-American Defense Board, with temporary additional duties as Naval member on Joint Mexican-U.S. Defense Commission, and Senior Naval Member of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada-U.S., from 30 March 1942 to August 1945.