World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Henry Thomas Barbatti
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Taylor Springs, Illinois
Honored By
Jim & Tom Barbatti
Relationship
Sons
SERVED ON THE USS HOUSTON CA-30, A HEAVY CRUISER, WAS SUNK BY THE JAPANESE ON MARCH 1, 1942. ITS SURVIVING CREW MEMBERS WERE TAKEN PRISONERS BY THE JAPANESE AND USED AS SLAVE LABORERS IN JAPAN, BURMA, THAILAND, AND ELSEWHERE. IN BURMA AND THAILAND, THEY WERE FORCED TO BUILD THE BURMA-THAI RAILWAY (DEATH RAILWAY).