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PFC Joseph B “Joe” Houdek

12 Aug 1923 – 18 Apr 1945

Birth	12 Aug 1923
Death	18 Apr 1945
Cemetery	Assumption Catholic Cemetery Dwight , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Loren Bender on 27 Dec 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95467448

Bio

Joseph was the son of Charles John and Mary Antoinette (Ruzicka) Houdek. He grew up in Butler County, Nebraska where he worked on the farm before his enlistment at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on August 30, 1944 at the age of 21. PFC CO E 180 INF 45 INF DIV WORLD WAR II PH He was with the 180th Infantry February 1, 1945 to April 18, 1945 when he died in Germany. He was awarded posthumously the PURPLE HEART and COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. Joseph also has a stone in the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France.

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Family

Parents

• Charles John Houdek 1899–1999
• Mary Antoinette Ruzicka Houdek 1903–2000

Siblings

• PFC Joe B Houdek 1923–1945
• Regina Marie Charlotte Houdek Fiala 1925–2024
• Raymond V. "Ray" Houdek 1927–2018
• Rita Dorothy Houdek 1929–2010
• Edmund Dennis Houdek Sr 1931–2019
• Jerome J. Houdek 1932–1995
• Charlotte M Houdek 1935–1936
• Charley L Houdek 1936–1937
• Margaret Mary Houdek Hottovy 1938–1959

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