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O'lltl l JCttI 1/JHU0JI W Jm. rwmouth Harbor defenses was viable the proverb might be changed to—let there be lifrht and there was no light!Edwards Died In Jap Prison, Wife LearnsMrs. Stella Edwards of 431 Circuit road has been notified by the navy department that her husband, Houston E. Edwards* chief electrician, USN, died July 10, 1944, as ftprisoner of the Japanese in the JDutch East Indies and was buried in the cemetery of the Makassar Celebes prison camp.The naval man was reported missing in action with the crew of the USS Perch March 1, 1942, when the ship was lost in the battle of Java, but it was learned later that he was taken prisoner by- the Japanese March 3 of the same year and held captive at Makassar Celebes until his death.He had been a member of the crew of the Perch since its commissioning 9^ years ago at the Electric Boat company' plant at Groton, Conn.*A native of Goin, Tennf, he had served in the navy for 18 years, having enlisted in the service as a boy of 16. Much of his duty was on'submarines and he was a member of several Portsmouth-built boats, including the Dolphin and the Cache-lot..;He’married the former Miss Stella Drobisewski of Portsmouth nearly 10 years ago. The ' couple ’ had one daughter, Victoria. Edwards* who is now seven years old.Mrs. Edwards was with her husband in Manila until November, 1940, when all Americans were warned to leave the territory, and then she returned to Portsmouth,►otryi!A. G. Merrills -Wed 50 Yearslt;Mr. and Mrs* Alfred G. . Merrill, both of whom have resided.in Portsmouth since they werfc 16, are observing their golden wedding anni------------ j.--i _ k. AM lt;517HKyChitwemmcAc:es I dlin tods Chii serv mg war mur R' Arat had sprc the was ‘ Pi mar tran troo eric; the. tion murUnil Chii Ni they migJ with Of 6andingACP
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Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Tue, Oct 30, 1945
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