USS Nashville (CL-43) [SEP] vessel class
USS Nashville (CL-43)
USS "Nashville" (CL-43) was a . She was laid down on 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. She was launched on 2 October 1937, sponsored by Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman and commissioned on 6 June 1938 with Captain William W. Wilson in command.
Early service.
"Nashville" departed Philadelphia on 19 July 1938 for shakedown in the Caribbean. In early August, she sailed for Northern Europe on a good will visit, arriving
William D. Houser
William Douglas Houser (November 11, 1921 – February 5, 2012) was a United States Navy officer who later served as a telecommunications executive.
Naval career.
Houser joined the United States Navy in 1941 and fought in World War II. His military career began aboard USS "Nashville" (CL-43) in 1941. In 1944 the vessel was subject to a kamikaze attack that killed 131 people and injured many others.
After World War II, he became a Naval Aviator. He soon