Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009
1. U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth Marker
U.S.S. Houston (CA-30)
and
H.M.A.S. Perth
"Still Standing Watch in Sunda Straits."
Erected 1994.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Events • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.727′ N, 77° 4.063′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Arlington National Cemetery. It is on McClellan Drive east of Grant Drive, on the left when traveling west. Marker is west of the McClellan Gate in Section 12 of the National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 505th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Airborne Division (within shouting distance of this marker); McClellan Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); The Military Order of the World Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Navy Bombing Squadron VB104
this page online
Also see . . .
1. USS Houston (CA-30). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 19, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. HMAS Perth A Brief History 1936-1942. Naval Historical Society of Australia website entry (Submitted on December 19, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Battle of Sunda Strait; 28 Feb-1 Mar 1942. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
4. U.S. Asiatic Fleet. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
5. American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) Command, Southeast Asia, 1942. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. U.S. Navy; Royal Australian Navy; U.S. Asiatic Fleet; American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA COM); Cruisers; Prisoners of War; Indonesia.
Photographed 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.
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
Photographed 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 was last revised on December 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,619 times since then and 29 times this year. 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.
