Metzger, Alvin Willis
Navy Machinist’s mate 2nd class

Alvin Willis Metzger, age 27, from Auglaize County Wapakoneta, Ohio .

Parents: Albert F. Metzger

Service era: World War II
Schools: Saint Joseph Parochial High (1933)

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.

Source: National Archives, USSHouston.org, Journal Herald (1942)