USS Houston

Baize, Talbert Wade
Navy Seaman 1st class

Talbert Wade Baize, age 20, from McHenry, Kentucky, Ohio county.

Parents: Odis Baize

Service era: World War II
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org, Grayson County News Gazette (1942)

Cline, Gymal Wesley
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

Gymal Wesley Cline, age 19, from Warrick County Elberfeld, Indiana .

Parents: Charles Peter Cline

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, October 16, 1944
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston
Cemetery: Memorialized at Maple Grove

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Ebaugh, Forest Vergil
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Forest Vergil Ebaugh, age 21, from Riley County Stockdale, Kansas .

Parents: W. T. Ebaugh

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Tuesday, September 14, 1943
Death details: He was aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java. He was captured by Japanese forces and later died at a prisoner camp.

Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org, The Mercury (1943)

Allen, Harper Basil
Navy Seaman 1st class

Harper Basil Allen, age 24, from Essex County Bloomfield, New Jersey .

Parents: Theron Allen

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org, Daily News (1942)

Ayers, Ray Charley
Navy Chief Quartermaster

Ray Charley Ayers, age 32, from Los Angeles County Bellflower, California .

Parents: W. E. Ayers
Spouse: Marie Teresa Ayers
Children: Ronald Charles

Service era: World War II
Schools: Hopewell High, Virginia

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, Hopewell News (1942)

Bell, John R
Navy

John R Bell, age 28, from Codington County Watertown, South Dakota .

Parents: C. H. Bell

Service era: World War II

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: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, USSHouston.org, Argus Leader (1942)

Bourgeois, Frederick Joseph
Navy Reserves Ensign

Frederick Joseph Bourgeois from Houghton County Calumet, Michigan .

Parents: Walter Joseph Bourgeois

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org

Bruce, Herbert Lyle
Navy Seaman 1st class

Herbert Lyle Bruce, age 23, from Reno County Hutchinson, Kansas .

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org, Kansas City Times (1942)

Callaway, Rhyman
Navy Seaman 1

Rhyman Callaway, age 26,.

Service era: World War II

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: USSHouston.org

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