As of June 12

The Lost Battalion Association is composed of the men of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery and those men who swam ashore from the Cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) when it was sunk, and who survived 42 months of "hell" as prisoners of the Japanese during World War II.

As of June 12, 1996	BATTERY						ARMY Total	NAVY		NAVY Total	Grand Total
As of June 12, 1996	D	E	F	HQ	S	M	ARMY Total	MC	NAVY	NAVY Total	Grand Total
Original Strength	115	107	112	133	75	16	558	74	937	1011	1569
To Air Corps	6	8	3	4			21	0	0	0	21
ARMY & NAVY	109	99	109	129	75	16	537	74	937	1011	1548
Died in Action	1		1	1			3	41	602	843	646
Taken Prisoner	108	99	108	128	75	16	534	33	335	368	902
Died While Prisoner	20	8	11	26	15	8	86	5	72	77	163
CAME HOME	88	91	97	102	60	10	448	28	264	292	740
Died Since War	66	58	63	72	42	2	303	21	180	201	504
Living & On Roster	22	33	34	30	18	8	145	7	84	91	236
Original strength and casualties for USS Houston was as of 03/01/42 when it went down Lost Battalion and USS Houston Crewmen Who Died While Prisoners of War [ A - E ] [ F - I ] [ J - P ] [ R - W ]