I remember when momma got the letter out mailbox, I think from Aunt Gladys, that Tom was missing, I remember the mailbox, seems like she was crying when she came back across the road reading a letter I guess. Anyway she had paper in her hand. I think that was the same place we live (way out in the country) when Glen and I watched the sheet of rain coming, rained right up to our place, it was like a curtain. Coyotes got one of Glen's dogs there. Boy that was a long time ago.

• Last Name - Davidson
• First Name - Thomas
• Middle Initial - A
• Inducted From - Oklahoma
• Rank - Seaman First Class
• Combat Org. - United States Navy
• Date of Death - Dec 15 1945
• Monument - Fort William Mckinley, Manila, The Philippines
• Status - missing
• U.S. Awards - Purple Heart Medal

Visit the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships page on the Houston at Http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/cruisers/cl30.txt . The Naval Historical Center also has images at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/ca30.htm. This is one of the images:

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