03-01-2017, 09:20 PM
Thinking today of the service and sacrifice of Seaman 2nd Class Bryl G. Bowman, who went missing in action on this date 75 years ago. Seaman Bowman was a crew member aboard the USS Houston, which on 1 March 1942 was caught in a desperate battle with the Japanese fleet and was sunk off of the Java coast. Of the 1061 men aboard the Houston, 693 perished.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Houston_(CA-30)
http://www.click2houston.com/news/ceremonies-mark-75th-anniversary-of-uss-houston-sinking
On this 75th anniversary, here is to all the sailors of the USS Houston "still on duty"
