Johnson, Donald, LT

Limited Duty Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Lieutenant
Current/Last Primary NEC
619X-Limited Duty Officer - Surface Communications
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Limited Duty Officer
Primary Unit
1990-1991, 619X, USS Independence (CV-62)
Previously Held NEC
RM-0000-Radioman
RM-2305-Satellite Communications Operator (AN/MSC-46-AN/TSC-54)
RM-2342-Teletype Repairman
Service Years
1969 - 1992
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Desert Storm
Cold War
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Order of the Shellback
Persian Excursion
Lieutenant Lieutenant

 Official Badges 

US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Persian Gulf Yacht Club Cold War Medal Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

Persian Excursion LDO/CWO Cold War Veteran Cold War Veteran




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval InstitutePost 182Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Post 2333, Simmons-Sheldon Post
Post 1776United States Navy Radioman Association (USNRMA)
  1983, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  1992, American Legion, Post 182 (Member) (Suisun City, California) - Chap. Page
  1992, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  1994, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 2333, Simmons-Sheldon Post (Member) (Suisun City, California) - Chap. Page
  2006, American Veterans (AMVETS), Post 1776 (Member) (Independence, Oregon) - Chap. Page
  2010, United States Navy Radioman Association (USNRMA) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I had pastored a small rural non-denominational Christian church in Oregon for six years. 

I am newly married to a beautiful Christian woman.

I have four daughters and nine grandchildren (eight surviving). 

Some of the things that I am doing in this latter part of my life
     * a writer and professional speaker
     * published five books, 2 Christian inspirational and 3 Navy books

After retiring from the Navy in January 1992, I worked as an information technology consultant for 12 years. It was at that time that I decided to turn my life in another direction. The Lord brought me to where I am today.  God called me to pastor a church.
   
Other Comments:

The titles to each of my books are:

Christian Books

Faith, Family, Friends

Am I A Good Daddy? Becoming A Family Man

Navy Books

It Wasn't Just a Job; It Was An Adventure

American Sailor: More Adventures To Go With the Job

American Sailors and United States Marines at War and Peace: Navy Sea Stories and Marine Corps Legacies

You can view them at http://www.iuniverse.com and go to the bookstore and do a search on author - Donald Johnson -- and they will all come up. 
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  7 Sailors Remembered
  • Thompson, Vernon, S1c, (1943-1947)

  1976-1979, RM-2342, USS Peoria (LST-1183)

RM-Radioman

From Month/Year
- / 1976
To Month/Year
- / 1979

Unit
USS Peoria (LST-1183) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
RM-2342-Teletype Repairman

Base, Station or City
San Diego
State/Country
California
  
 
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 USS Peoria (LST-1183) Details

USS Peoria (LST-1183) 		Hull number LST-1183

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Command

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Nov 28, 2010
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Tom Tower

Best Moment
Promotion to RM1
   

Worst Moment
Hospitalized in 1976 for six weeks due to a broken jaw suffered in a fight between me and six British soldiers in Hong Kong.

Chain of Command
RMC Crozier, RMC Keithley, Ens. Don Hurley
   

Other Memories
The sixs weeks in Guam for cleanup of the island damaged by Super Typhoon Pamela, the loss of our bow ramp in 300 feet of water off the coast of Japan and receiving the Communications Green "C" in 1977 and 1979.
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
USS Peoria (LST-1183)
Bob Keithley
39 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Peoria (LST-1183)
Sauers, James, LCDR, (1976-2006) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Giesemann, Ty, CAPT, (1968-1994) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Livers, Allan, LCDR, (1976-1994) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Erlandson, Carl, LTJG, (1970-1978) OFF 116X Ensign
Penkert, James, CPO, (1961-1981) EN EN-4291 Chief Petty Officer
Stokes, Howard, CPO, (1958-1984) 00 9512 Chief Petty Officer
McCartney, William, CPO, (1970-1994) EN EN-4362 Petty Officer First Class
Turner, Charles E., PO1, (1955-1977) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Mathis, Phillip, PO1, (1973-1988) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Rego, Dennis, PO2, (1971-1979) GMG GMG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Rego, Dennis, PO2, (1971-1979) GMG Petty Officer Second Class
Acosta, Eugenio, PO2, (1976-1982) BM BM-0164 Petty Officer Third Class
Ames, Horatio, PO2, (1977-1981) SH SH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Enlow, Brad, PO1, (1974-1990) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Henderson, Joseph, CPO, (1975-1986) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Henderson, Joseph, CPO, (1975-1986) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Jones, Ricky, (1978-1990) SH SH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kelley, Jeffrey, PO3, (1979-1982) DK DK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Leatherwood, Terry, PO3, (1972-1976) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Minchaca, Aurelio, PO1, (1976-1996) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Sergent, William, PO3, (1978-1982) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Sessions, Doug, PO3, (1974-1978) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Sessions, Douglas, PO3, (1974-1978) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Smith, Robert, PO3, (1978-1984) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Wiederholt, Rick, PO3, (1976-1982) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Yoder, Robert, CWO4, (1972-2004) GM GM-0871 Petty Officer Third Class
Ciliberti, Jerry, SN, (1975-1979) SN SN-0000 Seaman
Cole, John, FA, (1977-1980) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Dinelli, Robert, FN, (1975-1978) EN EN-0000 Fireman
Simpson, Robert, FN, (1975-1978) EM EM-0000 Fireman
Frantz, Timothy, SA, (1974-1976) BM BM-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Grimes, Michael, SA, (1975-1981) EM EM-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Gross, Luther, SA, (1974-1976) GM GM-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Perin, Jeffery, CAPT, (1965-1995) Lieutenant Commander
Campbell, Anthony, CPO, (1964-1990) Petty Officer First Class
Laliberte, Gary, CPO, (1971-1991) Petty Officer First Class
Roberts, Wayne, CPO, (1976-1995) Petty Officer Second Class
Buttrey, Michael, LT, (1976-2002) Petty Officer Third Class
Voelker, Paul, LTJG, (1976-1982) Midshipman
Burns, John, CDR, (1975-Present) Lieutenant Junior Grade

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