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NAME Joseph Kadlec |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 308518 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD 1101 17th Avenue SE Cedar Rapids, IA |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Vincent Kadlec |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1919 at Cedar Rapids, IA |
ENTERED SERVICE April 19, 1941 at Des Moines, IA |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Joseph Kadlec was a Marine Corps radioman. He was en route for service at Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippine Islands when Pearl Harbor was attacked; Cavite fell soon after. The group of communicators was diverted to the USS Houston on 7 January 1942 and became part of the cruiser’s Marine detachment. Kadlec was lost in the sinking of the Houston on 1 March 1942. His remains were never found, and he was declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA Manila American Cemetery |
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