The USS Johnston, led by Captain Ernest Evans, sunk in October 1944 after charging "outgunned and outmanned" to protect an American landing force in the Philippines from a massive line of Japanese ...

a former Navy captain and Hawaii Pacific University instructor. “The discovery of the USS Johnston serves as yet another reminder of the heroism and sacrifice of that day in Leyte Gulf 77 years ...

Capt. Curran served nearly 30 years in the ... He was a veteran of the Korean War and was commanding officer of the destroyer USS Johnston during the Vietnam War in addition to in-country ...