John F. Houy died in the line-of-duty on August 13, 1944, when his ambulance was involved in a multi-car crash at the intersection of 64th Street & 24th Avenue in Brooklyn.
The crash also killed the driver of one of the other vehicles and injured 26-year old Ambulance Driver Private James Neal along with at least six other individuals.
PFC Huoy was an Army veteran, serving two years in the South Pacific theatre. He was buried in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, with military honors.