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Birthdays Today : George Snavely Rentz (July 25, 1882 – March 1, 1942) was a United States Navy chaplain who served during World War I and World War II. For selfless heroism following the loss of USS Houston (CA-30) in the Battle of Sunda Strait, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross— the only Navy Chaplain to be so honored during World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Rentz http://usshouston.net/stor/RentzGeorgeS/RentzGeorgeS.htm
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Thanks for mentioning and honoring United States Navy chaplain George Snavely Rentz SGT John " Mac " McConnell
His devotion to his higher calling led him to be prepared to die to save his fellow sailors.
"At the Battle of Sunda Strait, As HMAS PERTH and USS HOUSTON made a run for the open Indian Ocean and found themselves right in the middle of a Japanese amphibious assault, CDR Rentz died. He survived the sinking of the HOUSTON, but gave his place on a spare seaplane float and his life jacket to others of the crew, as they awaited their fate in the Java Sea at night."
Kudos to George Snavely Rentz who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross— the only Navy Chaplain to be so honored during World War II.
I thought you might be interested in this hero's story. COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. xx Capt Seid Waddell CW5 Charlie Poulton CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) SSgt Robert Marx SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert Hawks SGT Robert George SGT Forrest Stewart SP5 Mark Kuzinski SrA Christopher Wright SPC (Join to see)
His devotion to his higher calling led him to be prepared to die to save his fellow sailors.
"At the Battle of Sunda Strait, As HMAS PERTH and USS HOUSTON made a run for the open Indian Ocean and found themselves right in the middle of a Japanese amphibious assault, CDR Rentz died. He survived the sinking of the HOUSTON, but gave his place on a spare seaplane float and his life jacket to others of the crew, as they awaited their fate in the Java Sea at night."
Kudos to George Snavely Rentz who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross— the only Navy Chaplain to be so honored during World War II.
I thought you might be interested in this hero's story. COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. xx Capt Seid Waddell CW5 Charlie Poulton CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) SSgt Robert Marx SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert Hawks SGT Robert George SGT Forrest Stewart SP5 Mark Kuzinski SrA Christopher Wright SPC (Join to see)
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