WWII Draft Registration Card

Military Headstone Application

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       23 years
Home Residence during War:    303 W. South St., Frederick
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          National Guard 7/17/1917, Private,
                          Battery C, Maryland Field Artillery
                          Honorable Discharge (from NG) 7/29/1917              
                          Induction 7/22/1918
                          154th Depot Brigade
                          9/7/1918 Transferred to Co. B, 87th Engineers
                          11/16/1918 Promoted to Private 1st Class
                          Honorable Discharge 12/18/1918
Decorations:            Order of St. Sava (Serbia)                  

Personal Information
Occupation:      Locomotive Engineer, B&O Railroad
Father:              Joseph Francis Houff
Mother:             Mary Ida Bell Smith
Spouse:             Julia Elizabeth Rinehart
Last known residence:   112 Clarke Place, Frederick, MD
Cause of Death: 
​Note: Records say Houff was in Co. B of the 87th Engineers but stone reads Company G                        
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Preservation Opportunities

Donors: TBA