Central Business District in Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

1,000 Houstonians Join the Navy

Photographed by Jim Evans, June 18, 2013

1. 1000 Houstonians Join the Navy Marker

Inscription. On this site on May 30, 1942, 1,000 Houston volunteers took the oath of service in the United States Navy and dedicated their lives to avenging the cruiser USS Houston and her valiant crew lost in the Battle of the Java Sea

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea, and the The Thailand-Burma Railway series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1864.

Location. 29° 45.38′ N, 95° 21.924′ W. Memorial is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and McKinney Street when traveling south. Main Street cannot be traversed at this location. There are pools and fountains in the middle of the street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Houston TX 77002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

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: Site of the Home of A. C. and Charlotte M. Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Houston (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kress Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gulf Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Houston Club (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas William House, Jr. (approx.

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¼ mile away); Julia Ideson Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Houston Public Library (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.

Also see . . .
1. USS Houston (CA-30) Lost in the Battle of the Java Sea. (Submitted on June 20, 2013, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)
2. Story of the USS Houston (CL 81). (Submitted on June 20, 2013.)
3. USS Houston crew as POWs. The link follows the USS Houston through the Battle of the Java Sea and sinking on March 1, 1942, with survivors becoming POWs on Java (today Indonesia). (Submitted on June 11, 2023, by Jj Karwacki of Tha Maka, Kanchanaburi.)

Photographed by Jim Evans, June 18, 2013

2. 1000 Houstonians Join the Navy Marker

1000 Houstonians Join the Navy Marker Addendum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Evans, June 18, 2013

3. 1000 Houstonians Join the Navy Marker Addendum

1000 Houstonians Join the Navy Marker Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Evans, June 18, 2013

4. 1000 Houstonians Join the Navy Marker Dedication

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2013, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 952 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 20, 2013, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.