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Marvin K. Houck

Marvin K. Houck

Male Abt 1920 - 1944  (~ 24 years)

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  • Name Marvin K. Houck  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1920  Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Milit-Beg 24 Sep 1942  Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marvin K. Houck enlisted as a private for service in WWII. 
    • The enlistment database names his residence as Howell County, Missouri. It states that he was single.
    Died 8 Oct 1944  Florence, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marvin served as a Technician, Fourth Class. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
    Buried Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I5604  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2013 

    Father Louis B. Houck,   b. 26 Jun 1896, Brown County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1971, Alameda County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Florence Coantha Walker,   b. 17 Feb 1899,   d. 16 Sep 1986  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1917  Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Divorced Between 1930-1966  [1, 5
    • Since Louis Houck died in California later it is clear that he and Florence Houck probably divorced after the 1930 census in which both of them had a "married" status, though they were not residing together.
    Family ID F1189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1197] 1930 U.S. census, Stephens County, Texas, population schedule, Breckenridge (512 W. Seventh St.), Justice Precinct 1, enumeration district (ED) 215-3, sheet 20A, p. 183 (stamped, recto), dwelling 112, family 116, Florence Houck household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1249.

    2. [S1291] "WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings," database, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 September 2013), entry for Marvin K. Houck (Technician 4th Class, 349th Inf. Reg., 88th Inf. Div.), died 8 October 9144, burial Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy; citing the American Battle Monuments Commission.

    3. [S1294] "U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 September 2013), entry for Marvin K. Houck, enlisted 1942, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; citing Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; RG 64, NARA, College Park, Maryland.

    4. [S1189] Howell County, Missouri, marriage license no. 70, Louis B. Houck-Florence C. Walker, issued 5 April 1917; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 September 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

    5. [S1198] Howell County, Missouri, marriage license no. 202, Ben McLevain-Florence Houck, issued 10 November 1966; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 September 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.