File:Liberated POWs from USS Houston (CA-30) in 1945.JPG

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English: Sixteen liberated Prisoners of War arrive in Washington, D.C. in 18 September 1945: Fifteen were survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) which was sunk by Japanese gunfire and torpedoes during the Battle of Sunda Strait, 1 March 1942; one sailor was captured on 6 May 1942 when Corregidor fell.
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