In Memoriam: Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Alan Johnson

Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Alan Johnson 

 

Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson was from Rochester, New York. He was assigned on the USS Peterson which was based at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia. Petty Officer Johnson died when the Iraqi freighter he was on drowned in the Persian Gulf on November 18th, 2001. He was 21 years old at the time of his death and his survived by his wife, Stacie L. Haas Johnson, his parents Kenneth and Gail Johnson and his sister Lauren Johnson. Petty Officer Johnson was only doing the job he signed up to do when he drowned and he will never be forgotten. Thank you Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Alan Johnson!!!