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Submitted: 5/6/22 • Approved: 5/9/22 • Last Updated: 5/12/22 • R511665-G0-S3
US Navy
World War II
February 7, 1920-December 12, 2005
*Photo/information, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
HEREFORD - Louis Eugene Buck, 85, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in West Park Cemetery by Hereford
Heritage Funeral Home.
Mr. Buck was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Louisiana, Mo., to Samuel and Viola Mae
Buck. He was a welder by trade and a veteran of the Navy, serving in World War
II.
Survivors include a son, Guy Buck of Hereford; a daughter, Anna Mae Rawlings
of Lebanon, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Westway Baptist Church, P.O. Box 178,
Hereford, TX 79045.
(Published by Amarillo Globe-News, Wednesday, December 14, 2005)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Louis Eugene Buck
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1918
Birth Place: Ashburn, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 145
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Gray
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Bertha Harrison
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Louis Eugene Buck Self (Head)
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Louis Eugene Buck
[Louis E Buck]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1920
Birth Place: Ashburn, Missouri
Death Date: 12 Dec 2005
Father: James S Buck
Mother: Viola M Hampton
Notes: May 1939: Name listed as LOUIS EUGENE BUCK; 28 Dec 2005: Name listed as LOUIS E BUCK
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Louis Eugene Buck
Death Age: 85
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1920
Death Date: 12 Dec 2005
Cemetery Address: West Bradley Hereford, TX 79045
Cemetery: West Park Cemetery
Interment Place: Texas
Notes: US NAVY WORLD WAR II
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