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| Date | 2006-05-17 |
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| Message | Dear Mr. Smith, No disrespect perceived at all from our end either. The second USS HOUSTON, a 'Cleveland'-class light cruiser,however, was CL81. There is a splendid exhibit for this fine ship on the USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) in Corpus Christi, TX, and I highly recommend any & all to visit it if they get the chance. With best wishes, Don Kehn, Jr. USS HOUSTON (CA30) Survivors Assoc./Next Generation |
| Date | 2006-05-07 |
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| Message | Hello! I'm a first time visitor to your website. My uncle, Jackson Ruscoe, was killed when his turret was bombed on February 4, 1942. Any information that anyone could supply about him would be most appreciated. |
| Date | 2006-04-28 |
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| Message | I just needed to let everyone know that the post I made regarding Albert Phillips, who served on the USS Houston CA-31, was not intended to disrespect in any way the men of the CA-30 who went down when sunk in 1942. I have not been able to find a message board for CA-31 so I wanted to post here for anyone interested. Thank You and a special thanks to anyone reading this who served aboard either ship. |
| Date | 2006-04-28 |
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| Message | Wanted anyone interested to know that Albert Phillips, a crew member from WWII during '44 (including torpedoing on 14 & 16 Oct.) passed-away Monday, April 24th, 2006 in Louisville, KY. He was 79 years of age and still very proud of his military service w/ his shipmates on the Houston. He's survived by his loving wife of 61 years, 3 children & their families w/ numerous grandchildren & great grandchildren who are very proud of him. He will be buried with honor, dignity and respect along with a USN Emblem on Friday, April 28, 2006 and will be sorely missed. |
| Date | 2006-04-22 |
| Message | Just checking in. I helped design the USS Houston.org website(the main page) years ago in a class at SCCC. Amazing how much info has been added. Great work! |
| Date | 2006-04-18 |
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| Message | My Uncle was Seaman Firstclass, Gutherie F. Layne,Texas. His scrapbook can be seen online or at the Univ. Texas A&M Univ. Cushing Library. He was killed before I was born. I did view the scarpbook to see the picutres he took. He was my mother's brother and as a little boy she used to call him Old Guts. |
| Date | 2006-04-10 |
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| Message | John Ranger was my recruiter when I joined the Navy in late 47. His family and I have been close friends to this day. I am proud to have known John Ranger, my Navy mentor from almost sixty years ago, he meant as much to me as my dad. Robert A. Barth CWO USN (Ret) |
| Date | 2006-04-08 |
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| Message | My Uncle Bill (RM2C Claude William Lattin) was on the Houston and went down with her March 1, 1942. I was named in his honor and am proud of that connection, though I would have much preferred to know him personally. All of the men and women in the US military are my heroes, most especially my son, Air Force EOD TSgt Doug Moore, who has so far served 2 tours in Iraq, 1 in Pakistan following 9/11/01, and also volunteered for a compassionate duty assignment in Laos to help identify and return MIA remains from the Viet Nam era. Thank you, Uncle Bill, for being a wonderful role model! |
| Date | 2006-03-14 |
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| Message | Fred "Bud" Bourgoise was my father's close friend. He was on the Houston and died at sea after the Battle of Sunda Strait. Bud was mentioned in Bill Weissinger's book, Attention, Fool!. He was in the water after the ship sank, and spoke with Bill as they floated/paddled to Java. He never made it. Bud was from Houghton, Michigan, and attended Houghton High School and Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Thanks to all you heroes out there who served and survived, and to those who gave their lives. |
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