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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth

By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

1. U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth Marker

Inscription. In Memory of the Crews of
U.S.S. Houston (CA-30)
and
H.M.A.S. Perth

"Still Standing Watch in Sunda Strait."

Erected 1994.

Location. 38° 52.727′ N, 77° 4.063′ W. Marker is in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is on McClellan Drive east of Grant Drive, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is west of the McClellan Gate in Section 12 of the National Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McClellan Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); 63rd Infantry Division (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) (about 500 feet away); Swiss Internees (about 500 feet away); Chaplains Hill (about 500 feet away); The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors (about 600 feet away); U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos. (about 600 feet away); U.S. Navy Cruiser Sailors Association (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Arlington National Cemetery.

Also see . . .
1. USS Houston (CV-30). Official web site for "The Galloping Coast of the Java Coast" (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

2. U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth Marker

view eastward with the McClellan Gate (the original entrance to Arlington National Cemetery) in the background.

2. An History of the Australian Cruiser HMAS Perth. (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Battle of Sunda Strait; 28 Feb-1 Mar 1942. (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
4. U.S. Asiatic Fleet. (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
5. ABDA Command, Southeast Asia, 1942. (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
6. 2009 Asiatic Fleet Veterans Reunion. Marker for USS Houston and HMAS Perth This post is an excellent tribute to recognize the crews through the posting of the marker at Arlington. I was there with Asiatic Fleet / USS Houston veterans the day we placed the flowers shown in the picture. That week we also had several days with Asiatic Fleet veterans at their reunion events in Washington D.C. More photos of that week (including placing the flowers) are at this link. (Submitted on November 17, 2009, by Vic Campbell of Milton, Florida.)

7. Interviews with some of the Asiatic Fleet Veterans. (Submitted on November 17, 2009, by Vic Campbell of Milton, Florida.)

Additional keywords. U.S. Navy; Royal Australian Navy; U.S. Asiatic Fleet; American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA COM); Cruisers; Prisoners of War; Indonesia.

Heavy cruiser U.S.S. Houston - off San Diego, California, 1935 Photo, Click for full size

Naval Historical Center

3. Heavy cruiser U.S.S. Houston - off San Diego, California, 1935

the last flagship of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, 1940-42

Light cruiser H.M.A.S. Perth, 1940 Photo, Click for full size

By Australian War Memorial

4. Light cruiser H.M.A.S. Perth, 1940

in action against Italian and German forces in the Atlantic and Mediterranean prior to serving with ABDA COM in the Battle of the Java Sea and being sunk along with Houston in the Sunda Strait by the ascendant Imperial Japanese Navy on the night of 28 February/1 March 1942.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,120 times since then. Last updated on November 17, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.