USMC World War II
PFC Robert A. Beckett MIA/KIA USS Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942, location Java Sea
date of loss February 28, 1942 declared dead December 15, 1945
Unit Marine Detachment USS Houston CA-30
Hometown: from Louisiana,
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cullen C. Beckett, Bruce, Mississippi
service# 284029
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Private Beckett was lost with the crew of USS Houston approximately on March 1, 1942 and was officially declared KIA December 15, 1945 he appears Tablets of the Missing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila National Capital, Philippines. His memorial Bruce Cemetery Calhoun County, Mississippi is a cenotaph his body was never recovered.
Details of career here.
On the night of the Pearl Harbor attack, Houston got underway from Panay Island with fleet units bound for Darwin, Australia, where she arrived on 28 December 1941 by way of Balikpapan and Surabaya. After patrol duty, she joined the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval force at Surabaya.
Battle of Sunda Strait
Sinking of USS Houston (CA-30) during the Battle of Sunda Strait, February 28-March 1, 1942.
Of the 1,061 aboard, 368 survived, including 24 of the 74-man Marine Detachment, only to be captured by the Japanese and interned in prison camps. Of 368 Navy and Marine Corps personnel taken prisoner, 77 (21%) died in captivity.
PFC Robert A. Beckett MIA/KIA USS Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942, location Java Sea
date of loss February 28, 1942 declared dead December 15, 1945
Unit Marine Detachment USS Houston CA-30
Hometown: from Louisiana,
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cullen C. Beckett, Bruce, Mississippi
service# 284029
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Private Beckett was lost with the crew of USS Houston approximately on March 1, 1942 and was officially declared KIA December 15, 1945 he appears Tablets of the Missing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila National Capital, Philippines. His memorial Bruce Cemetery Calhoun County, Mississippi is a cenotaph his body was never recovered.
Details of career here.
On the night of the Pearl Harbor attack, Houston got underway from Panay Island with fleet units bound for Darwin, Australia, where she arrived on 28 December 1941 by way of Balikpapan and Surabaya. After patrol duty, she joined the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval force at Surabaya.
Battle of Sunda Strait
Sinking of USS Houston (CA-30) during the Battle of Sunda Strait, February 28-March 1, 1942.
Of the 1,061 aboard, 368 survived, including 24 of the 74-man Marine Detachment, only to be captured by the Japanese and interned in prison camps. Of 368 Navy and Marine Corps personnel taken prisoner, 77 (21%) died in captivity.
USMC World War II
PFC Robert A. Beckett MIA/KIA USS Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942, location Java Sea
date of loss February 28, 1942 declared dead December 15, 1945
Unit Marine Detachment USS Houston CA-30
Hometown: from Louisiana,
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cullen C. Beckett, Bruce, Mississippi
service# 284029
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Private Beckett was lost with the crew of USS Houston approximately on March 1, 1942 and was officially declared KIA December 15, 1945 he appears Tablets of the Missing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila National Capital, Philippines. His memorial Bruce Cemetery Calhoun County, Mississippi is a cenotaph his body was never recovered.
Details of career here.
On the night of the Pearl Harbor attack, Houston got underway from Panay Island with fleet units bound for Darwin, Australia, where she arrived on 28 December 1941 by way of Balikpapan and Surabaya. After patrol duty, she joined the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval force at Surabaya.
Battle of Sunda Strait
Sinking of USS Houston (CA-30) during the Battle of Sunda Strait, February 28-March 1, 1942.
Of the 1,061 aboard, 368 survived, including 24 of the 74-man Marine Detachment, only to be captured by the Japanese and interned in prison camps. Of 368 Navy and Marine Corps personnel taken prisoner, 77 (21%) died in captivity.
PFC Robert A. Beckett MIA/KIA USS Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942, location Java Sea
date of loss February 28, 1942 declared dead December 15, 1945
Unit Marine Detachment USS Houston CA-30
Hometown: from Louisiana,
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cullen C. Beckett, Bruce, Mississippi
service# 284029
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Private Beckett was lost with the crew of USS Houston approximately on March 1, 1942 and was officially declared KIA December 15, 1945 he appears Tablets of the Missing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila National Capital, Philippines. His memorial Bruce Cemetery Calhoun County, Mississippi is a cenotaph his body was never recovered.
Details of career here.
On the night of the Pearl Harbor attack, Houston got underway from Panay Island with fleet units bound for Darwin, Australia, where she arrived on 28 December 1941 by way of Balikpapan and Surabaya. After patrol duty, she joined the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval force at Surabaya.
Battle of Sunda Strait
Sinking of USS Houston (CA-30) during the Battle of Sunda Strait, February 28-March 1, 1942.
Of the 1,061 aboard, 368 survived, including 24 of the 74-man Marine Detachment, only to be captured by the Japanese and interned in prison camps. Of 368 Navy and Marine Corps personnel taken prisoner, 77 (21%) died in captivity.
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