USS Houston (CA-30)/POW Experience
The USS Houston (CA-30) was a United States Navy heavy cruiser in World War II. She was sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait (Indonesia) and the few survivors of the sinking became prisoners-of-war (POWs) for the remainder of the war.
Many of those POWs were forced into labor on the 'Burma-Thailand Death Railway', which was famously depicted in the movie, Bridge on the River Kwai.
Learn about the ship, her crew, and and what happened to them from John K. Schwarz, son of USS Houston survivor Otto C. Schwarz, and executive director of the USS Houston (CA-30) Survivors’ Association and Next Generations.
Adults.
- Date:
- Monday, May 20, 2024
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Patrick Henry Meeting Room
- Library Branch:
- Patrick Henry Library
- Categories:
- History/Culture Presentation/Performance
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults
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