Britton, Howard Joshia, S1c

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Seaman First Class

Last Primary NEC
S1c-0000-Seaman 1st Class

Last Rating/NEC Group
Seaman First Class

Primary Unit
1942-1943, S1c-0000, USS American Legion (AP-35/APA-17)

Service Years
1942 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Tennessee

Year of Birth
1925

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Tommy Burgdorf (Birddog), FC2 to remember Britton, Howard Joshia, S1c.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Fayetteville, TN	Last Address Fayetteville, TN (Mother~Annie Britton)

Casualty Date Jun 20, 1943
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing	Reason Drowned, Suffocated
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment State Line Cemetery - Hazel Green, Alabama	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section B

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2017, World War II Fallen
	2017, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2017, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2017, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Tributes from Members


	Frank Zalot - a survivor's tale posted by Burgdorf, Tommy (Birddog), FC2 439
	New Zealand Remembers the 10 Americans posted by Burgdorf, Tommy (Birddog), FC2 439

1942-1942, S2c-0000, USS Northampton (CA-26)

From Month/Year July / 1942	To Month/Year November / 1942
Unit USS Northampton (CA-26) Unit Page
Rank Seaman Second Class	NEC S2c-0000-Seaman 2nd Class
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Northampton (CA-26) Details
	Hull number CA-26
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jun 30, 2017

Yearbook

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6 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Northampton (CA-26)

Engstrom, Warren Leonard, LTJG, (1941-1942)	00	00X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Townsend, Jessie Orival, CPO, (1938-1949)	QM	QM-0000	Petty Officer 1st Class
Robards, Jason Nelson, PO1, (1940-1946)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Akerman, Phillip Andrew, S1c, (1941-1944)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Jackson, Charles, CAPT, (1926-1956)			Lieutenant Commander
Wollschlager, Fred, CPO, (1940-1946)			Seaman