Divers Identify Sunken Vessel As World War Ii Wreck Of Uss Houston Where 700 Troops Perished

·Associated Press, Free Republic
Sat, 08/23/2014 - 4:31am

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Navy divers from the U.S. and Indonesia confirmed that a sunken vessel in the Java Sea is the World War II wreck of the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese that serves as the final resting place for about 700 sailors and Marines, officials announced Monday.

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Divers Identify Sunken Vessel As World War Ii Wreck Of Uss Houston Where 700 Troops Perished

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