Crew of the USS Houston-CA30

Crew members: Abate-Chang, Grodzky-Louis, Luna-Rohrbaugh, Roland-Weimer, Weissinger-Zimmerman

Last Name First Name Rank
Branch of Service
POW Status
Date of Death Place of Death Cause of Death
Chapman George T. GM3C USN POW-Liberated

10/16/57

Seneca, Ill. Suicide
Charles Howard R. PFC USMC POW-Liberated 12/3/09 Rockwall, TX Natural Causes
Chay William (n) SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cheadle Clarence R. FC3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cheng Cheu S. MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cheng Song S. MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cherry Claude M. Jr. F2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cherry Travis J. GM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Chie Ah (n) MATT1C USN POW-Liberated 1980 Hong Kong Unknown
Chie Ke C. MATT2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Chien Ling MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Chih Shou (n) MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Childers Mitchell K. SEA2C USN POW-Liberated 1/1/60 Oilton, OK Epilepsy
Ching Yu Chow MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Chisholm J.K. LT.CMDR. USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Chorman Chester L. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Chow Shing Foo MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Christensen Lester A. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Clark Dallas R. MM1C USN POW-Liberated 2/19/05 Norfolk, VA Injuries from fire
Clark Preston R. ENS USN POW-Liberated 7/7/97 Wenham, MA Natural Causes
Clark William T. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Clarkston Leonard O. SEA1C USN   2/7/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Clingingsmith Dale (n) SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Clymer Shelton H. BM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Coble Joseph R. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Coderre Ernest J. WT1C USN POW-Liberated 8/16/87 Norwell, MA Heart Attack
Colbert Patrick L. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Colbert Urban H. COX USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Collings Charles M. SF2C USN POW-Liberated 6/16/77 Marion, FL Unknown
Collins Robert E. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Colliton Luke Dunbar MM1C USN POW-Liberated 4/17/59 Hicksville, NY Pneumonia
Comer Joseph G. CEM USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Connell James H. F1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Conner Marion E. AMM2C USN Pow-Liberated 1/28/08 Rimersberg, PA Natural Causes
Conner William A. F1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cook Joseph F. F3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cooper Dale R. P3C USN   9/27/43 POW- 100 Kilo Camp, Burma Tropical Ulcers
Cooper Lloyd F. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Copeland James L. GM3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Corsberg Howard C. PFC USMC   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cravens J.R. WO USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Cray Hampton R. Jr. PVT USMC POW-Liberated 11/29/02 Oceanside, CA Heart failure
Creed Joe (n) EM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Crepps Harry E. Jr. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Crippen Marshall E. COX USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Crispi Eugene C. Y3C USN POW-Liberated 10/4/04 Reno, NV Cancer
Cumming George H. Jr. AMM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Curnutte Marion F. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Czyzensku Charles (n) PTR1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dagget Marley W. FC3C(M) USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dale Peter J. RM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Daley Robert M. GM3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dalton Charles E. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dalton Joseph F. LT USN POW-Liberated 5/14/75 Killmamok, VA Heart Attack
Daniels Theodore D. SEA2C USN WIA-2/4/42 2/5/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Daniels Warren W. BKR3C USN POW-Liberated 9/5/79 Denver, CO Heart Attack
Darling William E. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Darter James R. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Davidson Thomas A. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Davis Charles B. MM1C USN POW-Liberated 12/26/90 Poplar Bluff, MO Heart Attack
Davis George E. Jr. LT USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Davis Homer E. GM2C USN POW-Liberated 1/1/81 Redding, CA Leukemia
Davis Joseph S. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Davis Stephen C. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Day Clarence N. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 11/15/92 Griffith, IN Cancer
Day Raymond (n) PhM2C USN POW-Liberated 10/13/92 Chelmsford, MA Cancer
DeBord Mark A. MU1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
DeFrantes Emanuel E. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Demoen Archiel R. CEM USN   9/14/43 POW-80 Kilo Camp, Burma Tropical Ulcers
DeMoss Dondald D. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 11/28/94 Phoenix, AZ Arterial Sclerosis
DeShields William M. QM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dethloff Frank A. WT2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dethloff Robert L. F2C USN POW-Liberated 4/6/89 Jackson, MS Heart
Detre George E. F1C USN POW-Liberated 5/13/90 Cleveland, OH Leukemia
DeWald William C. AMM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dexter Robert E SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dickerson Lacy L. Jr. SEA1C USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dickie James C. PTR2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dietrich Normand W. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dietz Edward J. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dillon Joseph E. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dinan Charles P. F2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dittoe Thomas P. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dobkins Mack MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dodds Lewis C. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dombrowski Edwin S. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Donahou George W. BKR1C USN POW-Liberated 4/29/77 Tulsa, OK Heart Attack
Dorrell Tony R. MM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dotson Robert (n) F1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Doty Carl (n) WT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Douglas Griff L. HA1C USN POW-Liberated 1/28/91 Dallas, TX Diabetes
Dowell Thomas A. COX USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dowling William L. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Drago Donald T. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Drake Maryl L. RM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
DuHaime Arthur R. AMM3C USN POW-Liberated 4/18/02 Coatesville, PA Pneumonia/Stroke
Dumas Roy H. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dupler Harley H. 1stSGT USMC   5/14/43 POW-Thanbyuzayat, Burma Dysentery
Durler Ogden J. CMM USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dutton Archibald J. CBM USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dykes Birdina V. FC3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Dymanowski Severyn F. MU1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Early James D. WT1C USN POW-Liberated 4/10/75 Worcester, MA Unknown
Ebaugh Elmer M. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Ebaugh Forest V. SEA1C USN   9/14/43 POW-100 Kilo Camp, Burma Epilepsy
Eddy Merritt V. CM2C USN POW-Liberated 9/22/86 El Cajon, CA Cancer
Edge John W. F1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Edwards Joe F. TSGT USMC   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Egelston Douglas W. EM2C USN POW-Liberated 3/16/83 Sacramento, CA Cancer
Egri George J. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Eiden Herman G. F1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Ekberg Oscar D. MM1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Elam Richard W. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 7/20/96 Long Beach, CA Lung Cancer
Elliott Clarence F. CFC(PA) USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Elliott Leslie L. COX USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Ellis Frank D. CWT(PA) USN   2/24/44 POW-105 Kilo Camp, Burma Dysentery and Malaria
Elms Lee G. RM3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Emmerth William H. COX USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
English Henry A. BM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Epstein William A. CMDR(MC) USN POW-Liberated 11/29/82 Oakland, CA Heart Attack
Ermis Robert L. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Eugates John M. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Eustace Milton J. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Ewing James C. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 5/30/05 Chesapeake, VA Stroke
Fanghor Gene (n) GM2C USN   12/19/42 POW-Ohasi, Japan

Diphtheria and Amp.
Pneumonia

Fannon Buel R. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 4/24/84 Vienna, MO Heart Attack
Farnsworth Franklin M. AMM3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Faulk Joseph H. CPL USMC POW-Liberated 9/23/71 Milburn, OK Farm Accident
Faust Ervin C. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fay Henry L. SEA2C USN POW-Liberated 12/4/72 Winthrop Harbor, IL Throat Cancer
Feely James J. SEA2C USN   11/28/43 POW-80 Kilo Camp, Burma Beriberi
Feldscher Jonann P. GM1C USN POW-Liberated 9/30/83 San Diego, CA Heart Attack
Felice Olind (n) WT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Felix Irving A. Y1C USN   4/18/43 Batavia, Java Tuberculosis
Feliz Jack M. MM1C USN POW-Liberated 2/7/13 Palm Springs, CA Natural Causes
Ferguson John A. F2C USN POW-Liberated 10/25/04 Brooklyn, NY Cancer
Feuchack Stephen (n) MM1C USN POW-Liberated 3/1/62 Summer, NJ Heart Attack
Fiegel Lawrence J. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fincher James G. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fitzgerald James R. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 7/13/98 Indianapolis, IN Heart Failure
Flanigan George P. SK2C USN POW-Liberated 10/27/80 SanJose, CA Heart Attack
Florence Robert C. SEA1C USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Flowers Homer L. WT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Flynn David C. RM2C USN POW-Liberated 5/29/14 Boca Raton, FL Heart Failure
Fontenot Walter J. F2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fook Lau (n) MATT1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fornkahl Raymond W. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Forrester John E. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 10/16/94 Atlanta, GA Colon Cancer
Forsman Melfred L. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 12/1/05 Kerrville, TX Pneumonia
Fowler Charles P. F2C USN POW-Liberated 11/23/00 Tampa, FL Heart and Lung Failure
Frantz Harlan M. SK3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Freeman Robert J. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fritzsching Richard L. PFC USMC   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Froelich Raymond W. BM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Frost Wilson L. COX USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fulton Robert B. II LT USN POW-Liberated 2/18/15 Memphis, TN Natural Causes
Fussell Donald E. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Fussell J.H. F3C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gagnon Gilbert Jr. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Galbraith W.J. LTCMDR USN POW-Liberated 8/1/94 Williamsburg, VA Cancer
Gallagher Frank E. Jr. 2LT USMC POW-Liberated 2/9/15 Palo Alto, CA Natural Causes
Galske Leon H. F2C USN POW-Liberated 3/14/10 Briston, CT Natural Causes
Galusha Eugene R. HA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Galyean George L. BMSTR(PA) USN POW-Liberated 8/21/68 Tacoma, WA Cancer
Gandy Charley W. SEA1C USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Gans Phillip T. MM1C USN POW-Liberated 4/20/00 Union, NJ Cardiac Arrest
Garrett Jordan J. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 12/18/07 Hendersonville, TN Pneumonia
Garrett William E. MM2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Garwood Edward D. RM2C USN   9/9/43 POW-80 Kilo Camp, Burma Tropical Ulcers
Gary James C. Jr. CFC(AA) USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gee James W. PFC USMC POW-Liberated 10/8/93 Dallas, TX Cancer
Gentry Stacy C. Jr. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
George Kelton B. CPL USMC WIA-2/4/42 Transferred to Dutch Army Hospital, Tjilatjap, Java 3/1/42 USS Pecos sunk enroute to Australia Enemy Action
George Marion E. PFC USMC   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
George Perlie M. SEA2C USN POW-Liberated 4/27/83 Houston, TX Heart Attack
Gerke Arthur V. Jr. HA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gibbon Lealand A. SEA1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gibson James E. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gilleland Jesse P. WT2C USN POW-Liberated 10/23/01 Sellville, GA Coronary
Gillet F.A. CWO USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gilliam Leonard O. CM1C USN POW-Liberated 1/22/63 Los Angeles, CA Unknown
Gilmore Charles E. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gingras R.H. LTCMDR USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Giret Andrew J. FM1C(M) USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Glover Ross M. SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 2/15/01 Cabot, AR Cancer
Godfrey Donald F. SEA1C USN   10/6/43 POW-100 Kilo Camp, Burma Dysentery
Goodberlet William F. PVT USMC   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Goodson Ray(n) SEA1C USN POW-Liberated 5/11/06 Jacksonville, FL Kidney Failure
Gore James P. F1C USN POW-Liberated 11/6/86 Albuquerque, NM Brain Cancer
Gorney Roman T. SEA1C USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Graham Joe B. F2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Graham Joyner P. BM2C USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Graham Richard G. Y3C USN   7/23/43 POW-80 Kilo Camp, Burma Tropical Ulcers
Granger Charles H. F1C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Grant Larry B. COX USN POW-Liberated 6/13/84 San Diego, CA Cirrhosis of the Liver
Grasham Stanley J. SEA2C USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Gray James D. PVT USMC   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action
Green Edward F. COX USN   2/4/42 USS Houston Killed-in-Action
Grice Walter L. PFC USMC POW-Liberated 5/3/89 Jackson, MS-VAMC Parkinsons
Griffin Everett F. CPHM USN   3/1/42 USS Houston Enemy Action

 

Crew Members: Abate-Chang, Grodzky-Louis, Luna-Rohrbaugh, Roland-Weimer, Weissinger-Zimmerman