The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Adrian Warren Johnson
Rank
Engineman (Diesel) First Class, U.S. Navy
Unit
USS Pirate
Date of Death
October 12, 1950
Engineman (Diesel) First Class Johnson served aboard the minesweeper USS PIRATE (AMS-275) in Korean waters. His ship was sweeping enemy mines three miles off Sin-Do Island, Korea when it struck an enemy mine and sank on October 12, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.