Commander Roger L Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California on
January 29, 1944. At age nineteen, he was chosen for pilot training
at the prestigious Naval Air Training Command where he graduated
as the top student from his 57-man class. After three cruises to Vietnam
aboard the aircraft carriers Ticonderoga, Enterprise, and Midway, Roger
joined the fi re service while remaining in the Naval Air Reserves. In 2001, he completed a 28-year career as a Crew Captain with Cal Fire at Klamath, California. Along with his extensive writing endeavors, Roger worked as a cartoonist for three separate magazine publishers. He is now known as the “Turtleman of Gig Harbor,” having made and given away nearly a thousand turtles made from stones found on the beach. He and his wife Elizabeth live in Gig Harbor, Washington where he continues to write and create.