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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Thomas Kalper Chandler

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Newport, Kentucky

Honored By

Bellevue Veterans Club

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON CA-30 SUNK BY GUNFIRE AND TORPEDOES FROM IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY CRUISERS MOGAMI AND MIKUMA AND DESTROYERS, MARCH 1, 1942 DURING BATTLE OF SUNDRA STRAIT. DECLARED DEAD DECEMBER 15, 1945. OF THE OVER 1,000 MEN ON THE SHIP, ONLY 368 SURVIVED THE BATTLE AND THE SINKING OF USS HOUSTON. THESE MEN ARE PLACED IN PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA. HONOREE'S BROTHER RICHARD WAS A;SO ABOARD SHIP.