1,000 HOUSTONIANS JOIN THE NAVY MEMORIAL
ON THIS SITE ON MAY 30, 1942, 1,000 HOUSTON VOLUNTEERS TOOK THE OATH OF SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO AVENGING THE CRUISER USS HOUSTON AND HER VALIANT CREW LOST IN THE BATTLE OF THE JAVA SEA.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
WORLD WAR II
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
JIM EVANS
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