Austin Johnson served at the Naval Reserve Station, Kansas City, Mo; Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho; Acorn Training Detachment, Fort Hueneme, CA; ABPD, San Bruno, CA; Lion Six Unit, AATD, Port Hueneme, CA; NOB, Naval Barracks, Navy 926.

He won various awards including: Victory Medal, American Area Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon