Johnny Carson, WWII, US Navy (1943-1946)

Johnny Carson, WWII, US Navy (1943-1946)

Johnny Carson (1943-1946)

Admitted to the U.S. Navy's V-12 officer training program in 1943 as an apprentice seaman Johnny Carson hoped to train as a pilot, but was sent instead to Columbia University for midshipman training. Commissioned as an ensign in 1945, he reported for duty aboard the USS Pennsylvania on Aug. 14…

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