Married Marjorie Olga Hathaway in 1935, divorced in 1942. They were the parents of Shirley Ann Houghton Barney and Danielle Kaye Houghton Hagens (1940-2004).
Officer Houghton had been Third Deck Officer in the Merchant Marine. The Merchant Marine was a far more dangerous posting than many remember, with the highest casualty rate of all the services. Office Houghton was killed Jan 2nd in the Pacific. He was a veteran, and had already survived a torpedoing and was fired upon while in the water by a Japanese submarine. He and 5 others left a lifeboat and swam in an oil slick for 2 hours while dodging Japanese bullets. He left behind a 6 year old daughter, his parents a sister and brother.
Officer Houghton had been Third Deck Officer in the Merchant Marine. The Merchant Marine was a far more dangerous posting than many remember, with the highest casualty rate of all the services. Office Houghton was killed Jan 2nd in the Pacific. He was a veteran, and had already survived a torpedoing and was fired upon while in the water by a Japanese submarine. He and 5 others left a lifeboat and swam in an oil slick for 2 hours while dodging Japanese bullets. He left behind a 6 year old daughter, his parents a sister and brother.
Married Marjorie Olga Hathaway in 1935, divorced in 1942. They were the parents of Shirley Ann Houghton Barney and Danielle Kaye Houghton Hagens (1940-2004).
Officer Houghton had been Third Deck Officer in the Merchant Marine. The Merchant Marine was a far more dangerous posting than many remember, with the highest casualty rate of all the services. Office Houghton was killed Jan 2nd in the Pacific. He was a veteran, and had already survived a torpedoing and was fired upon while in the water by a Japanese submarine. He and 5 others left a lifeboat and swam in an oil slick for 2 hours while dodging Japanese bullets. He left behind a 6 year old daughter, his parents a sister and brother.
Officer Houghton had been Third Deck Officer in the Merchant Marine. The Merchant Marine was a far more dangerous posting than many remember, with the highest casualty rate of all the services. Office Houghton was killed Jan 2nd in the Pacific. He was a veteran, and had already survived a torpedoing and was fired upon while in the water by a Japanese submarine. He and 5 others left a lifeboat and swam in an oil slick for 2 hours while dodging Japanese bullets. He left behind a 6 year old daughter, his parents a sister and brother.
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