Nethken, Alva Freeman
Navy Ensign

Alva Freeman Nethken, age 25, from Lincoln County Ruston, Louisiana .

Parents: H. J. Nethken

Service era: World War II
Schools: Louisiana Tech, United State Naval Academy at Annapolis (1940)

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 Arvhies, USSHouston.org, Shreveport Journal (1942)