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Home State
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Year of Birth
1915 |
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Mike Lester (Dirt), BT2
to remember
Miller, Clarence Irving, CWT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Stoney Point, NY |
Last Address
Stony Point, NY
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Casualty Date
Oct 16, 1944 |
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Cause
Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Mount Rest Cemetery - Stony Point, New York |
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Last Known Activity
Onboard USS Huston, after having been torpedoed on 14 Oct and all engineering spaces having been abandoned due to flooding. The newly promoted Chief Water Tender was working with damage control parties to save their ship. The ship being towed by the USS Pawnee as part of Admiral Halesy's CripDiv-1 (AKA BaitDiv-1) was attacked again on 16 Oct. General Quarters having been sounded at 1348 Chief Miller was manning the aft 20mm gun when a twin engine "Frances" following Hustons oil slick launched it's torpedo. The result Huston was hit starboard side all the way aft at frame 145 in the aviation gasoline storage tank.The explosion blowing Miller and 9 others into the sea. Chief Miller was never seen again.
Ref:The Battle To Save the Houston By John Grider Miller chapter 7 page 94
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 2232275
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