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Louis W. Hossfeld
Army
Louis
W.
Hossfeld
DIVISION: Army
SERVED: Dec 28, 1944 -
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Nov 22, 1946
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Paul H. Hossfeld
Army
Paul
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Hossfeld
DIVISION: Army
SERVED: Oct 17, 1942 -
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Ralph E. Hossfeld
Army
Ralph
E.
Hossfeld
DIVISION: Army
SERVED: Mar 23, 1943 -
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Marion J. Hottman
Army
Marion
J.
Hottman
DIVISION: Army,
16th Infantry
BIRTHPLACE: Detroit, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Aug 4, 1942 -
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Feb 2, 1946
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HONORED BY: Hottman Family

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Marion J. Hottman entered WW II in 1942 from Detroit, KS, Dickinson County, reporting to Fort Leavenworth, KS. He served as a rifleman of an infantry squad in combat in the Philippine Islands and Japan.

During his tour, in addition to his combat as a rifleman, he also performed duties as a lineman on communications poles. He also served as a Military Policeman.

Awards included: American Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal.

He was discharged on 2 Feb. 1946.

Dana E. Hough Jr.
Navy
Dana
E.
Hough
Jr.
DIVISION: Navy
Aug 30, 1927 - Mar 1, 2005
BIRTHPLACE: Ottawa, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Jul 7, 1945 -
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Aug 2, 1946
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HONORED BY: Wife Norma Hough
David L. Houlton
Navy
David
L.
Houlton
DIVISION: Navy,
Company 787
Jan 12, 1926 -
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: Seaman First Class
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: Jul 12, 1944 -
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Apr 20, 1946
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HONORED BY: Wife, Catherine Houlton

BIOGRAPHY

I was sworn into the Navy in Kansas City on July 12, 1944. Then I was sent to Farrigut, Idaho for 13 weeks of basic training. We fought 13 forest fires in Idaho and Washington.

Then I was sent to Hawthorne, Nevada with 124 other general duty men. They put us to work making ballistic rockets for the Navy and I was frozen to that base for the duration.

After my discharge as a Seaman First Class, I worked in various grocery stores until I bought my own in 1961 in Abilene. I sold that in 1975 and worked at various jobs until my retirement.

I was married to Catherine Sanders on June 9, 1946 after my discharge from the Navy. We have two sons: Steve and Mike

Robert D. Houlton
Navy
Robert
D.
Houlton
DIVISION: Navy
Oct 13, 1926 -
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: Mar 5, 1945 -
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Aug 22, 1946
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation

BIOGRAPHY

I was discharged in August 1946, awarded an American Theater Medal, and worked in Abilene, Kansas for some time on the farm. Moved self and family to California in 1959. Spent most of my working life in the insurance business. I retired in California.

Clara Houtz Lawson
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Navy
Clara
Houtz Lawson
DIVISION: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Navy,
Wave Quarter D and I in Washington DC
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Seaman 2nd Class
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: Jan 1, 1943 -
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Nov 19, 1945
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HONORED BY: American Legion Post #180 of Hebron, NE

BIOGRAPHY

Clara Houtz was born in Abilene, KS in 1913. She attended Talmage schools through High School. In 1933 she joined Job-Seekers and went to Denver to work for a Jewish Family for $5.00 a week plus room and board. Bettering herself she eventually worked as a maid, in invalid care, a family bakery, a commercial bakery and the Denver munitions plant. Clara joined the U.S. Navy Waves in 1943. After boot camp in Hunters College she was stationed at Wave Quarters D and I in Washington D. C. where she made pastries for the Pentagon.  She was discharged as a Baker Second Class. Clara went back to Colorado and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1950. She served for the Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service for 28 years. She married Clarence Lawson in 1969 and had tree step sons and one step daughter. Clara departed this life in June 2013 at age 99.

 

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The mission of Ike's Soldiers is to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower's legacy through the personal accounts of the soldiers he led and share them with the world.

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Guildhall Address, London, June 12, 1945