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VAN HOUTEN, Homer H - Date of
birth
8 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Ramapo, Rockland County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32724632 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 39 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ansel A. Van Houten (father)
Mary F. (Coe) Van Houten (mother)
Alice A. Van Houten (wife)
More information
Sgt Homer H. Van Houten was a maintenance painter before he enlisted.His ancestors from his father’s side were Dutch emigrants from Utrecht, who arrived on the New Continent in 1638.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Christel Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
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