Married Ora A. Taylor July 1 1943.
Van A. House lost his life at sea alone with 80 other man serving in WWII. The USS Wahoo (SS-238) was loss at sea on Oct 11, 1943 in La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan. They were sucked by air attack & depth charging. They found the sunken submarine on July 29, 2006 in 213 feet of water. The US Navy held a ceremony-at-sea on July 8, 2007. USS Wahoo was one of the greatest fighting submarine in the history of the US Navy. The USS Wahoo will not be salvaged nor any remains of the crew be recovered.
Rank/Rate: Seaman, First Class
Service Number: 06045156
From: Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama
Decorations: Purple Heart
My mother Helen Louise Ward House added his name to the family headstone in 2005.
Van A. House lost his life at sea alone with 80 other man serving in WWII. The USS Wahoo (SS-238) was loss at sea on Oct 11, 1943 in La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan. They were sucked by air attack & depth charging. They found the sunken submarine on July 29, 2006 in 213 feet of water. The US Navy held a ceremony-at-sea on July 8, 2007. USS Wahoo was one of the greatest fighting submarine in the history of the US Navy. The USS Wahoo will not be salvaged nor any remains of the crew be recovered.
Rank/Rate: Seaman, First Class
Service Number: 06045156
From: Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama
Decorations: Purple Heart
My mother Helen Louise Ward House added his name to the family headstone in 2005.
Married Ora A. Taylor July 1 1943.
Van A. House lost his life at sea alone with 80 other man serving in WWII. The USS Wahoo (SS-238) was loss at sea on Oct 11, 1943 in La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan. They were sucked by air attack & depth charging. They found the sunken submarine on July 29, 2006 in 213 feet of water. The US Navy held a ceremony-at-sea on July 8, 2007. USS Wahoo was one of the greatest fighting submarine in the history of the US Navy. The USS Wahoo will not be salvaged nor any remains of the crew be recovered.
Rank/Rate: Seaman, First Class
Service Number: 06045156
From: Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama
Decorations: Purple Heart
My mother Helen Louise Ward House added his name to the family headstone in 2005.
Van A. House lost his life at sea alone with 80 other man serving in WWII. The USS Wahoo (SS-238) was loss at sea on Oct 11, 1943 in La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan. They were sucked by air attack & depth charging. They found the sunken submarine on July 29, 2006 in 213 feet of water. The US Navy held a ceremony-at-sea on July 8, 2007. USS Wahoo was one of the greatest fighting submarine in the history of the US Navy. The USS Wahoo will not be salvaged nor any remains of the crew be recovered.
Rank/Rate: Seaman, First Class
Service Number: 06045156
From: Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama
Decorations: Purple Heart
My mother Helen Louise Ward House added his name to the family headstone in 2005.
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