Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Remains of New Rockford soldier killed in WWII identified by U.S. Navy
Edward Dale Johnson was aboard the USS Oklahoma when it was hit by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
New Rockford's Edward Dale Johnson, Navy Fireman 1st Class, was among the thousands of American heroes who tragically passed away during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Johnson, age 24, had been assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was among several vessels moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor when Japanese aircraft attacked, plunging the country into a second world war.
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