Rank/Rate	Chief Electrician's Mate
Service Number	355 46 35
Birth Date	October 8, 1901
From	Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine	USS Perch (SS-176)
Loss Date	July 10, 1944
Location	Makassar Prisoner of War Camp, Celebes, Indonesia
Circumstances	Died of of cerebral malaria, beriberi, and dysentery.
Remarks	Houston was born in Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. He is buried in Knoxville National Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Photo courtesy of Victoria Edwards Beynon, daughter.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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