USS HOUSTON CA 30
“The galloping Ghost of
the
John J. (Junior) Hogue
Article Submitted by Stephen
Dippel
WT2C John J. (Junior) Hogue,
USN. John's mother passed away when
he
was still a toddler, so my grandparents raised him for about 8 years.
I've
got a lot of pictures of him from when he was growing up.
The pictures of the USS Houston Christmas card are believed to be the
last communication John had with my
grandparents, before John went down with the ship.
I've recounted a bit
of John's life in my genealogy blog post: "Adopted
Son: Junior Hogue".
John J. (Junior) Hogue is
remembered at the Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.
In the Tablets of
the Missing memorial.
Follow this link to his memorial page on Find-a-Grave.
Pictures courtesy of Karen Steffek
Hinze.