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English: memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, in the United States. On February 28, 1942, the day after the Battle of the Java Sea, HMAS Perth (Austalian Navy) and USS Houston (U.S. Navy) steamed into Banten Bay. They ran into a battle fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The cruisers may have sunk sank one transport and forced three others to beach. A Japanese destroyer squadron blocked Sunda Strait, their means of retreat. Unable to withdraw, Perth was repeatedly hit with gun and torpedo fire and sank about about 12:30 AM local time on March 1. Houston, losing power after a torpedo hit, managed to damaged three destroyers and sink a minesweeper. Finally dead in the water, Japanese sailors machine-gunned the decks until the ship capsized and sank shortly after the Perth went down.
Regulatory changes at the cemetery limited the size, placement, and number of memorials in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Most new memorials are small plaques placed by military associations and foundations. Placement of the memorial includes a financial donation to help to maintain trees and grounds at the cemetery. As of September 2011, there were more than 140 such miscellaneous memorials in the cemetery. This memorial is in Section 12, placed before a Japanese Zelkova. |
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