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| Date | 2007-09-27 |
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| Message | I am reading the book "Ship of Ghosts" by James Hornfischer, a wonderful tribute to the brave sailors and marines of the USS Houston. Is Captain Rooks' "Estimate of the Situation" available somewhere? Thanks for the opportunity to explore more about the crew and the ship. Best Regards, Claude |
| Date | 2007-09-21 |
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| Message | My uncle went down with the Houston. His name was Sigmund "Ziggy" or "Ski" Ustaszewski. If anyone knew him, I'd love to hear from you. He was a wrestler and we just discovered some pictures of him wrestling in a ring on the ship. Does anyone know of anyone who may have been on the wrestling team. My uncle was a Pharmacist Mate on the Houston. Does anyone know of any of the other Pharmacist Mates that served on the Houston. Thank you! Mary Ann Schwab |
| Date | 2007-09-20 |
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| Message | MY UNCLE WAS A LT. COMMANDER ON THE USS HOUSTON AND LISTED AS MIA UNTIL AFTER WAR. MY FAMILY HAS NEVER KNOWN WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.I WAS NAMED FOR HIM AND WOULD LIKE ANY INFO .GOD BLESS YOU ALL WHO SERVIVED.  HIS LAST NAME WAS KIELKOPH. |
| Date | 2007-09-20 |
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| Message | MY UNCLE WAS A LT. COMMANDER ON THE USS HOUSTON AND LISTED AS MIA UNTIL AFTER WAR. MY FAMILY HAS NEVER KNOWN WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.I WAS NAMED FOR HIM AND WOULD LIKE ANY INFO .GOD BLESS YOU ALL WHO SERVIVED. |
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| Date | 2007-07-28 |
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| Message | Just stumbled across this blog today after writing an e-mail to USS Houston survivor David Flynn. I'm asking if he might have met my grandfather, Dutch POW Han "Sammy" Samethini, on the Burma Railway. It's possible that my grandfather met some Houston survivors in the Railway camps. Among the items in his POW scrapbook is the September 1984 issue of the Bluebonnet (USS Houston Survivors Association newsletter). Keep up the good work! |
| Date | 2007-07-15 |
| Message | Son of a DE supply officer who served in the Pacific while these men served long after their ship and captain went down...my heartfelt thanks and admiration to all survivors. |
| Date | 2007-06-20 |
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| Message | My uncle Charles Button was killed on this ship in 1941.Is there any survivors left that new him, Im proud of this crew and what they sacrificed for our freedom |
| Date | 2007-06-16 |
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| Message | Hello, I am the Grandson of (MM2C) W-4 Stanczak, John. He has been dead for almost a year now, he died in Indianapolis, In. of old age. I will never forget him and his stories of "The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast". For those that served, thank you. -Staff Sergeant Stanczak |
| Date | 2007-06-04 |
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| Message | To all of the survivors of the USS HOUSTON, God bless America! My father was a WW2 vet; and a Chief pharmacist mate. It was heart rendering to read about the sailor who saved the life of another sailor by putting a canvas bag that was wet on a sailor who had been burned in the explosion. |
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