Charles R. Hough Aviation Radioman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
Service # 7025200
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Missing in Action: 13 November 1944, Manila Bay, Philippines
Officially Declared Dead: 14 November 1945
1925 Iowa State Census: Council Bluffs (Ward 6), Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (1 Iowa)
1930 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (6 10/12 Iowa)
1940 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles Hough (16 Iowa)
1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
He enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri.
AT GREAT LAKES - Charles Robert Hough, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hough of 3431 Avenue E, is taking his "boot" training at the U. S. Naval Training station at Great Lakes, Ill. Upon completion of his recruit training he will be granted a nine-day leave. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, 01 October 1943, Page 7
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COMPLETES COURSE - Charles Robert Hough has completed a course of training in the aviation radioman school at Memphis, Tenn., according to an announcement from there Wednesday. The son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, he is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. He was enlisted through the aviation cadet examining board at Kansas City, Mo., and received his "boot" training at Great Lakes, Ill. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, 05 April 1944, Page 6
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Roll: 17 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c V6 Charles R. Hough (7025200) sailing from San Diego, Calif.
30 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200); Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo.; USNR received 29 AUGUST 1944 From TORPEDO SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED FFA
30 Sep 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., 29 August 1944 Date first received on board. REPLACEMENT AIRCREWMEN (VTB 100) ON BOARD USS SITKOH BAY FFA T/D.
29 Oct 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., USN transferred 21 October 1944 to U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) for T/D as replacement aircrew.
Charles Robert Hough was assigned to Air Group 20's Torpedo Twenty (VT-20) which was made up of 16 TBM-1C Avengers aircraft.
He was part of a 3-man crew of TBM-1C Avenger with Buno No. 46042 piloted by Ens. R. E. McAlpine. The other crew member was Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, Clarence Lester Grathwohl.
On 10 November the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE was a unit of Task Group 38.4 which included the BUNKER HILL, SAN JACINTO, MONTEREY, WICHITA, NEW ORLEANS, MINNEAPOLIS, SAN DIEGO, OAKLAND, DesRon-60 and DesDiv-11. The mission of the Group was to intercept enemy surface forces proceeding towards LEYTE in an endeavor to reinforce its defenders; and to destroy every aircraft, surface forces, shipping, and installations in the LUZON Area.
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) - On 13 November 1944, at 0640, from a position 180 miles North-Northeast of MANILA the day's operations commenced. The crew Hough was a part of was sent on a mission conducted on shipping in Manila Bay. "A strike concentrating on the MANILA Dock Area encountered no air opposition. A large AK was probably sunk and one cruiser was seriously damaged inside the breakwater. Other ships were also damaged. One our our torpedo planes was shot down by the intense AA encountered in the area. The pilot and 2 crewman are missing."
AIR DEPARTMENT - ACTION REPORT - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
13 NOVEMBER 1944
STRIKE "A" (0725-1200)
10 VF, 13 VB, 10 VT: 1 LARGE AK (FTB) about 5000 tons probably sunk off MARIVELES POINT, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 NATORI class cruiser seriously damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 2 direct hits – 1 large AK (TA) damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 large AK damaged inside breakwater MANILA BAY by 1 direct hit – 1 large AK damaged outside breakwater by 2 direct hits – 1 VT shot down by AA, pilot Ens. R. E. MCALPINE, USNR and aircrewmen C. R. HOUGH, ARM 3/c and C. L. GRATHWOHL, AMM 3/c missing – 19 tons of bombs dropped – 40 rockets fired.
USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1944
Date: 11/13/1944
Type: TBM-1C
Buno: 46042
Squadron: VT-20
From: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
Down: MANILA
Area PHILIPPINES
Pilot: ENS R.E. MCALPINE
Fate: Missing
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) Report of Casualties - missing in action over enemy territory.
PLACE: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (VT-20)
DATE: 13 NOVEMBER 1944 (E.L.T.)
NAME: HOUGE, Charles Robert 702 52 00
RATE: ARM3c, V-6, USNR
DIAGNOSIS: Unknown
DETAILS: Radioman in a TBM-1c, on an assigned combat mission over Manila Bay, P.I., failed to return.
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Missing In Action on Manila Flight
Charles Hough, son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been listed as missing in action following the air attack on Manila Nov. 13. A letter to the nonpareil from Mrs. Hough, who is temporarily living in Washington, revealed the plane on which her son was serving was hit while returning from a mission. Two of its crew were reportedly picked up by a ship (either friendly or enemy) and another member of the crew parachuted into the bay, according to her informant.
Hough, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, took preliminary college and flight training at the University of Georgia, and finished in radio, radar and gunnery at Memphis. He had been in the Pacific area since August. Mrs. Hough, with her daughters, Sally and Elizabeth, are living with her elder son, Lt. Comdr. J. W. Hough, in charge of aircraft bombs in the navy ordnance department. Her youngest son, William, is in V-12 school at Sewannee, Tenn.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, 21 January 1945, Page 15
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IOWA NAVY CASUALTIES Washington, - The Navy yesterday listed …… while Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough. Council Bluff, la., and ……were reported missing. Source: Carrol Daily Times Herald 30 January 1945 › Page 13
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Radioman Hough Listed as Dead
Charles Robert Hough, aviation radioman 3/c, son of Mrs. P. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, listed as missing since Nov. 13, 1944, has been presumed dead in a notification received from the secretary of the navy.
A 1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, Aviation Radioman Hough entered the Navy Feb. 11, 1943 as an aviation cadet. He was reported missing when he plane in which he was flying, a unit of torpedo squadron 20, was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and made a forced landing in Manila Bay off the Island of the Philippines. Also surviving him are four sisters, Mrs. Damian A. Flynn, Omaha, Mrs. John Sneary, St. Augustine, Fla. And Elizabeth and Sally, at home; three brothers, Lt. Com. Jack W. Hough, Pensacola, Fla., Cadet William Hough, Houston, Tex., and Reel Hough, Council Bluffs. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, January 10, 1946, Page 13
Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough, late son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been posthumously awarded the purple heart. Hough has been missing since an attack on Manila, P. I., Nov. 13, 1944. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, August 11, 1946, Page 2
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Combat Naval Casualties, World War I – Iowa Dead: Hough, Charles Robert, Avation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Abigail Lyon Hough, 3431 Avenue E. Council Bluffs.
Service # 7025200
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Missing in Action: 13 November 1944, Manila Bay, Philippines
Officially Declared Dead: 14 November 1945
1925 Iowa State Census: Council Bluffs (Ward 6), Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (1 Iowa)
1930 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (6 10/12 Iowa)
1940 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles Hough (16 Iowa)
1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
He enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri.
AT GREAT LAKES - Charles Robert Hough, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hough of 3431 Avenue E, is taking his "boot" training at the U. S. Naval Training station at Great Lakes, Ill. Upon completion of his recruit training he will be granted a nine-day leave. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, 01 October 1943, Page 7
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COMPLETES COURSE - Charles Robert Hough has completed a course of training in the aviation radioman school at Memphis, Tenn., according to an announcement from there Wednesday. The son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, he is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. He was enlisted through the aviation cadet examining board at Kansas City, Mo., and received his "boot" training at Great Lakes, Ill. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, 05 April 1944, Page 6
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Roll: 17 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c V6 Charles R. Hough (7025200) sailing from San Diego, Calif.
30 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200); Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo.; USNR received 29 AUGUST 1944 From TORPEDO SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED FFA
30 Sep 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., 29 August 1944 Date first received on board. REPLACEMENT AIRCREWMEN (VTB 100) ON BOARD USS SITKOH BAY FFA T/D.
29 Oct 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., USN transferred 21 October 1944 to U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) for T/D as replacement aircrew.
Charles Robert Hough was assigned to Air Group 20's Torpedo Twenty (VT-20) which was made up of 16 TBM-1C Avengers aircraft.
He was part of a 3-man crew of TBM-1C Avenger with Buno No. 46042 piloted by Ens. R. E. McAlpine. The other crew member was Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, Clarence Lester Grathwohl.
On 10 November the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE was a unit of Task Group 38.4 which included the BUNKER HILL, SAN JACINTO, MONTEREY, WICHITA, NEW ORLEANS, MINNEAPOLIS, SAN DIEGO, OAKLAND, DesRon-60 and DesDiv-11. The mission of the Group was to intercept enemy surface forces proceeding towards LEYTE in an endeavor to reinforce its defenders; and to destroy every aircraft, surface forces, shipping, and installations in the LUZON Area.
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) - On 13 November 1944, at 0640, from a position 180 miles North-Northeast of MANILA the day's operations commenced. The crew Hough was a part of was sent on a mission conducted on shipping in Manila Bay. "A strike concentrating on the MANILA Dock Area encountered no air opposition. A large AK was probably sunk and one cruiser was seriously damaged inside the breakwater. Other ships were also damaged. One our our torpedo planes was shot down by the intense AA encountered in the area. The pilot and 2 crewman are missing."
AIR DEPARTMENT - ACTION REPORT - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
13 NOVEMBER 1944
STRIKE "A" (0725-1200)
10 VF, 13 VB, 10 VT: 1 LARGE AK (FTB) about 5000 tons probably sunk off MARIVELES POINT, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 NATORI class cruiser seriously damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 2 direct hits – 1 large AK (TA) damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 large AK damaged inside breakwater MANILA BAY by 1 direct hit – 1 large AK damaged outside breakwater by 2 direct hits – 1 VT shot down by AA, pilot Ens. R. E. MCALPINE, USNR and aircrewmen C. R. HOUGH, ARM 3/c and C. L. GRATHWOHL, AMM 3/c missing – 19 tons of bombs dropped – 40 rockets fired.
USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1944
Date: 11/13/1944
Type: TBM-1C
Buno: 46042
Squadron: VT-20
From: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
Down: MANILA
Area PHILIPPINES
Pilot: ENS R.E. MCALPINE
Fate: Missing
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) Report of Casualties - missing in action over enemy territory.
PLACE: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (VT-20)
DATE: 13 NOVEMBER 1944 (E.L.T.)
NAME: HOUGE, Charles Robert 702 52 00
RATE: ARM3c, V-6, USNR
DIAGNOSIS: Unknown
DETAILS: Radioman in a TBM-1c, on an assigned combat mission over Manila Bay, P.I., failed to return.
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Missing In Action on Manila Flight
Charles Hough, son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been listed as missing in action following the air attack on Manila Nov. 13. A letter to the nonpareil from Mrs. Hough, who is temporarily living in Washington, revealed the plane on which her son was serving was hit while returning from a mission. Two of its crew were reportedly picked up by a ship (either friendly or enemy) and another member of the crew parachuted into the bay, according to her informant.
Hough, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, took preliminary college and flight training at the University of Georgia, and finished in radio, radar and gunnery at Memphis. He had been in the Pacific area since August. Mrs. Hough, with her daughters, Sally and Elizabeth, are living with her elder son, Lt. Comdr. J. W. Hough, in charge of aircraft bombs in the navy ordnance department. Her youngest son, William, is in V-12 school at Sewannee, Tenn.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, 21 January 1945, Page 15
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IOWA NAVY CASUALTIES Washington, - The Navy yesterday listed …… while Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough. Council Bluff, la., and ……were reported missing. Source: Carrol Daily Times Herald 30 January 1945 › Page 13
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Radioman Hough Listed as Dead
Charles Robert Hough, aviation radioman 3/c, son of Mrs. P. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, listed as missing since Nov. 13, 1944, has been presumed dead in a notification received from the secretary of the navy.
A 1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, Aviation Radioman Hough entered the Navy Feb. 11, 1943 as an aviation cadet. He was reported missing when he plane in which he was flying, a unit of torpedo squadron 20, was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and made a forced landing in Manila Bay off the Island of the Philippines. Also surviving him are four sisters, Mrs. Damian A. Flynn, Omaha, Mrs. John Sneary, St. Augustine, Fla. And Elizabeth and Sally, at home; three brothers, Lt. Com. Jack W. Hough, Pensacola, Fla., Cadet William Hough, Houston, Tex., and Reel Hough, Council Bluffs. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, January 10, 1946, Page 13
Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough, late son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been posthumously awarded the purple heart. Hough has been missing since an attack on Manila, P. I., Nov. 13, 1944. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, August 11, 1946, Page 2
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Combat Naval Casualties, World War I – Iowa Dead: Hough, Charles Robert, Avation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Abigail Lyon Hough, 3431 Avenue E. Council Bluffs.
Charles R. Hough Aviation Radioman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
Service # 7025200
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Missing in Action: 13 November 1944, Manila Bay, Philippines
Officially Declared Dead: 14 November 1945
1925 Iowa State Census: Council Bluffs (Ward 6), Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (1 Iowa)
1930 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (6 10/12 Iowa)
1940 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles Hough (16 Iowa)
1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
He enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri.
AT GREAT LAKES - Charles Robert Hough, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hough of 3431 Avenue E, is taking his "boot" training at the U. S. Naval Training station at Great Lakes, Ill. Upon completion of his recruit training he will be granted a nine-day leave. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, 01 October 1943, Page 7
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COMPLETES COURSE - Charles Robert Hough has completed a course of training in the aviation radioman school at Memphis, Tenn., according to an announcement from there Wednesday. The son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, he is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. He was enlisted through the aviation cadet examining board at Kansas City, Mo., and received his "boot" training at Great Lakes, Ill. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, 05 April 1944, Page 6
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Roll: 17 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c V6 Charles R. Hough (7025200) sailing from San Diego, Calif.
30 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200); Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo.; USNR received 29 AUGUST 1944 From TORPEDO SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED FFA
30 Sep 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., 29 August 1944 Date first received on board. REPLACEMENT AIRCREWMEN (VTB 100) ON BOARD USS SITKOH BAY FFA T/D.
29 Oct 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., USN transferred 21 October 1944 to U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) for T/D as replacement aircrew.
Charles Robert Hough was assigned to Air Group 20's Torpedo Twenty (VT-20) which was made up of 16 TBM-1C Avengers aircraft.
He was part of a 3-man crew of TBM-1C Avenger with Buno No. 46042 piloted by Ens. R. E. McAlpine. The other crew member was Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, Clarence Lester Grathwohl.
On 10 November the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE was a unit of Task Group 38.4 which included the BUNKER HILL, SAN JACINTO, MONTEREY, WICHITA, NEW ORLEANS, MINNEAPOLIS, SAN DIEGO, OAKLAND, DesRon-60 and DesDiv-11. The mission of the Group was to intercept enemy surface forces proceeding towards LEYTE in an endeavor to reinforce its defenders; and to destroy every aircraft, surface forces, shipping, and installations in the LUZON Area.
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) - On 13 November 1944, at 0640, from a position 180 miles North-Northeast of MANILA the day's operations commenced. The crew Hough was a part of was sent on a mission conducted on shipping in Manila Bay. "A strike concentrating on the MANILA Dock Area encountered no air opposition. A large AK was probably sunk and one cruiser was seriously damaged inside the breakwater. Other ships were also damaged. One our our torpedo planes was shot down by the intense AA encountered in the area. The pilot and 2 crewman are missing."
AIR DEPARTMENT - ACTION REPORT - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
13 NOVEMBER 1944
STRIKE "A" (0725-1200)
10 VF, 13 VB, 10 VT: 1 LARGE AK (FTB) about 5000 tons probably sunk off MARIVELES POINT, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 NATORI class cruiser seriously damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 2 direct hits – 1 large AK (TA) damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 large AK damaged inside breakwater MANILA BAY by 1 direct hit – 1 large AK damaged outside breakwater by 2 direct hits – 1 VT shot down by AA, pilot Ens. R. E. MCALPINE, USNR and aircrewmen C. R. HOUGH, ARM 3/c and C. L. GRATHWOHL, AMM 3/c missing – 19 tons of bombs dropped – 40 rockets fired.
USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1944
Date: 11/13/1944
Type: TBM-1C
Buno: 46042
Squadron: VT-20
From: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
Down: MANILA
Area PHILIPPINES
Pilot: ENS R.E. MCALPINE
Fate: Missing
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) Report of Casualties - missing in action over enemy territory.
PLACE: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (VT-20)
DATE: 13 NOVEMBER 1944 (E.L.T.)
NAME: HOUGE, Charles Robert 702 52 00
RATE: ARM3c, V-6, USNR
DIAGNOSIS: Unknown
DETAILS: Radioman in a TBM-1c, on an assigned combat mission over Manila Bay, P.I., failed to return.
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Missing In Action on Manila Flight
Charles Hough, son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been listed as missing in action following the air attack on Manila Nov. 13. A letter to the nonpareil from Mrs. Hough, who is temporarily living in Washington, revealed the plane on which her son was serving was hit while returning from a mission. Two of its crew were reportedly picked up by a ship (either friendly or enemy) and another member of the crew parachuted into the bay, according to her informant.
Hough, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, took preliminary college and flight training at the University of Georgia, and finished in radio, radar and gunnery at Memphis. He had been in the Pacific area since August. Mrs. Hough, with her daughters, Sally and Elizabeth, are living with her elder son, Lt. Comdr. J. W. Hough, in charge of aircraft bombs in the navy ordnance department. Her youngest son, William, is in V-12 school at Sewannee, Tenn.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, 21 January 1945, Page 15
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IOWA NAVY CASUALTIES Washington, - The Navy yesterday listed …… while Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough. Council Bluff, la., and ……were reported missing. Source: Carrol Daily Times Herald 30 January 1945 › Page 13
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Radioman Hough Listed as Dead
Charles Robert Hough, aviation radioman 3/c, son of Mrs. P. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, listed as missing since Nov. 13, 1944, has been presumed dead in a notification received from the secretary of the navy.
A 1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, Aviation Radioman Hough entered the Navy Feb. 11, 1943 as an aviation cadet. He was reported missing when he plane in which he was flying, a unit of torpedo squadron 20, was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and made a forced landing in Manila Bay off the Island of the Philippines. Also surviving him are four sisters, Mrs. Damian A. Flynn, Omaha, Mrs. John Sneary, St. Augustine, Fla. And Elizabeth and Sally, at home; three brothers, Lt. Com. Jack W. Hough, Pensacola, Fla., Cadet William Hough, Houston, Tex., and Reel Hough, Council Bluffs. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, January 10, 1946, Page 13
Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough, late son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been posthumously awarded the purple heart. Hough has been missing since an attack on Manila, P. I., Nov. 13, 1944. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, August 11, 1946, Page 2
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Combat Naval Casualties, World War I – Iowa Dead: Hough, Charles Robert, Avation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Abigail Lyon Hough, 3431 Avenue E. Council Bluffs.
Service # 7025200
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Missing in Action: 13 November 1944, Manila Bay, Philippines
Officially Declared Dead: 14 November 1945
1925 Iowa State Census: Council Bluffs (Ward 6), Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (1 Iowa)
1930 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles R. Hough (6 10/12 Iowa)
1940 US Census: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Charles Hough (16 Iowa)
1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
He enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri.
AT GREAT LAKES - Charles Robert Hough, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hough of 3431 Avenue E, is taking his "boot" training at the U. S. Naval Training station at Great Lakes, Ill. Upon completion of his recruit training he will be granted a nine-day leave. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, 01 October 1943, Page 7
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COMPLETES COURSE - Charles Robert Hough has completed a course of training in the aviation radioman school at Memphis, Tenn., according to an announcement from there Wednesday. The son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, he is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. He was enlisted through the aviation cadet examining board at Kansas City, Mo., and received his "boot" training at Great Lakes, Ill. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, 05 April 1944, Page 6
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Roll: 17 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c V6 Charles R. Hough (7025200) sailing from San Diego, Calif.
30 August 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200); Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo.; USNR received 29 AUGUST 1944 From TORPEDO SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED FFA
30 Sep 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., 29 August 1944 Date first received on board. REPLACEMENT AIRCREWMEN (VTB 100) ON BOARD USS SITKOH BAY FFA T/D.
29 Oct 1944 U.S.S. Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - ARM3c Charles Robert Hough (7025200) Enlisted 23 October 1942 in Kansas City, Mo., USN transferred 21 October 1944 to U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) for T/D as replacement aircrew.
Charles Robert Hough was assigned to Air Group 20's Torpedo Twenty (VT-20) which was made up of 16 TBM-1C Avengers aircraft.
He was part of a 3-man crew of TBM-1C Avenger with Buno No. 46042 piloted by Ens. R. E. McAlpine. The other crew member was Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, Clarence Lester Grathwohl.
On 10 November the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE was a unit of Task Group 38.4 which included the BUNKER HILL, SAN JACINTO, MONTEREY, WICHITA, NEW ORLEANS, MINNEAPOLIS, SAN DIEGO, OAKLAND, DesRon-60 and DesDiv-11. The mission of the Group was to intercept enemy surface forces proceeding towards LEYTE in an endeavor to reinforce its defenders; and to destroy every aircraft, surface forces, shipping, and installations in the LUZON Area.
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) - On 13 November 1944, at 0640, from a position 180 miles North-Northeast of MANILA the day's operations commenced. The crew Hough was a part of was sent on a mission conducted on shipping in Manila Bay. "A strike concentrating on the MANILA Dock Area encountered no air opposition. A large AK was probably sunk and one cruiser was seriously damaged inside the breakwater. Other ships were also damaged. One our our torpedo planes was shot down by the intense AA encountered in the area. The pilot and 2 crewman are missing."
AIR DEPARTMENT - ACTION REPORT - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
13 NOVEMBER 1944
STRIKE "A" (0725-1200)
10 VF, 13 VB, 10 VT: 1 LARGE AK (FTB) about 5000 tons probably sunk off MARIVELES POINT, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 NATORI class cruiser seriously damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 2 direct hits – 1 large AK (TA) damaged inside breakwater, MANILA BAY by 3 direct hits – 1 large AK damaged inside breakwater MANILA BAY by 1 direct hit – 1 large AK damaged outside breakwater by 2 direct hits – 1 VT shot down by AA, pilot Ens. R. E. MCALPINE, USNR and aircrewmen C. R. HOUGH, ARM 3/c and C. L. GRATHWOHL, AMM 3/c missing – 19 tons of bombs dropped – 40 rockets fired.
USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1944
Date: 11/13/1944
Type: TBM-1C
Buno: 46042
Squadron: VT-20
From: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
Down: MANILA
Area PHILIPPINES
Pilot: ENS R.E. MCALPINE
Fate: Missing
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6) Report of Casualties - missing in action over enemy territory.
PLACE: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (VT-20)
DATE: 13 NOVEMBER 1944 (E.L.T.)
NAME: HOUGE, Charles Robert 702 52 00
RATE: ARM3c, V-6, USNR
DIAGNOSIS: Unknown
DETAILS: Radioman in a TBM-1c, on an assigned combat mission over Manila Bay, P.I., failed to return.
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Missing In Action on Manila Flight
Charles Hough, son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been listed as missing in action following the air attack on Manila Nov. 13. A letter to the nonpareil from Mrs. Hough, who is temporarily living in Washington, revealed the plane on which her son was serving was hit while returning from a mission. Two of its crew were reportedly picked up by a ship (either friendly or enemy) and another member of the crew parachuted into the bay, according to her informant.
Hough, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, took preliminary college and flight training at the University of Georgia, and finished in radio, radar and gunnery at Memphis. He had been in the Pacific area since August. Mrs. Hough, with her daughters, Sally and Elizabeth, are living with her elder son, Lt. Comdr. J. W. Hough, in charge of aircraft bombs in the navy ordnance department. Her youngest son, William, is in V-12 school at Sewannee, Tenn.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, 21 January 1945, Page 15
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IOWA NAVY CASUALTIES Washington, - The Navy yesterday listed …… while Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough. Council Bluff, la., and ……were reported missing. Source: Carrol Daily Times Herald 30 January 1945 › Page 13
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Radioman Hough Listed as Dead
Charles Robert Hough, aviation radioman 3/c, son of Mrs. P. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, listed as missing since Nov. 13, 1944, has been presumed dead in a notification received from the secretary of the navy.
A 1941 graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school, Aviation Radioman Hough entered the Navy Feb. 11, 1943 as an aviation cadet. He was reported missing when he plane in which he was flying, a unit of torpedo squadron 20, was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and made a forced landing in Manila Bay off the Island of the Philippines. Also surviving him are four sisters, Mrs. Damian A. Flynn, Omaha, Mrs. John Sneary, St. Augustine, Fla. And Elizabeth and Sally, at home; three brothers, Lt. Com. Jack W. Hough, Pensacola, Fla., Cadet William Hough, Houston, Tex., and Reel Hough, Council Bluffs. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, January 10, 1946, Page 13
Aviation Radioman Charles R. Hough, late son of Mrs. R. R. Hough, 3431 Avenue E, has been posthumously awarded the purple heart. Hough has been missing since an attack on Manila, P. I., Nov. 13, 1944. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school. Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, August 11, 1946, Page 2
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Combat Naval Casualties, World War I – Iowa Dead: Hough, Charles Robert, Avation Radioman 3c, USNR. Mother, Abigail Lyon Hough, 3431 Avenue E. Council Bluffs.
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Entered the service from Iowa.
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