Navy Petty Officer First Class Stacy O. Johnson

Remember Our Heroes

The Department of Defense announced the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer First Class Stacy O. Johnson, 35, of Rolling Fork, Miss., died July 18, 2011 while supporting operations in Bahrain. Johnson was a master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain.

The Navy has reclassified the death of PO Johnson, who died in a motorcycle accident in July, to reflect that he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

The reclassification caused the Navy to announce his death more than five months after he died. An ongoing review eventually determined that Johnson played a direct role supporting the operation, said Jen Stride, a Navy spokeswoman in Bahrain.

PO Johson of San Diego, CA, formerly of Hollandale, MS died as a result of a motorcycle accident in Bahrain. He was killed July 18 in an accident 18 miles southwest of Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

PO Johnson was a master-at-arms and had been assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain.

Known as "The Bone", he was a member of the New Breed Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club of San Diego.

PO Johnson joined the Navy in November 1993. He served on the amphibious ships Ogden and Peleliu, and the carrier Nimitz. He also served in Texas and Hawaii, but spent most of his career in San Diego.

He reported to Naval Security Force Bahrain in September 2010 after spending a year at Region Southwest Security Detachment San Diego.

PO Johnson was laid to rest in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Rolling Fork, MS.