Battle of Sunda Strait

From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall


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Albert Rooks
Class of 1914

Captain, US Navy

Walla Walla, Washington

March 1, 1942 (50 years old)

Medal of Honor, KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship Namesake, Ship


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David Roberts
Class of 1921

Commander, US Navy

Denver, Colorado

March 1, 1942 (42 years old)

Navy Cross, KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship


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John Hollowell, Jr.
Class of 1922

Commander, US Navy

Norfolk, Virginia

March 1, 1942 (42 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship


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Richard Gingras
Class of 1925

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Buffalo, New York

March 1, 1942 (37 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship


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Sidney Smith
Class of 1926

Lieutenant Commander, US Navy

Baltimore, Maryland

March 1, 1942 (38 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship


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Russell Ross
Class of 1930

Lieutenant, US Navy

Santa Rosa, California

May 5, 1942 (36 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Ernest Hodge
Class of 1932

Lieutenant, US Navy

Tuolumne, California

March 1, 1942 (32 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 2nd Company


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Bruce Skidmore
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Lansing, Michigan

March 1, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 10th Company


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John Patty, Jr.
Class of 1937

Lieutenant, US Navy

Shaw, Mississippi

March 1, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 8th Company


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John Woodruff
Class of 1938

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Berkeley, California

March 1, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 11th Company


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Francis Weiler
Class of 1939

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 26, 1942 (26 years old)

KIA, POW, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 12th Company


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Kenneth Kollmyer
Class of 1939

Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy

Keokuk, Iowa

March 1, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Coleman Sellers, IV
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Daylesford, Pennsylvania

March 1, 1942 (24 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 1st Company


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Alva Nethken
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Ruston, Louisiana

March 1, 1942 (25 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 4th Company


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Fred Mallory
Class of 1940

Ensign, US Navy

Thomaston, Georgia

March 1, 1942 (23 years old)

KIA, WWII, Battle of Sunda Strait, Pacific, USS Houston (CA 30), Ship, USNA 8th Company