NAME Alma Rex Nebel |
NICKNAME Rex |
SERVICE NUMBER 281171 |
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UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD Lovell, WY |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Edith Johnson |
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DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1919 at Lovell, WY |
ENTERED SERVICE January 17, 1940 at Salt Lake City, UT |
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 Corporal Alma R. Nebel was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Nebel’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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