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- Norman VanHook was a musician (tuba player). In the 1920's he played with Merritt Brunies and his Friars Inn Orchestra in Chicago and is on recordings of that band from 1924 to 1926. He later played with the Floyd Towne band in Chicago. He also played with the John Philip Sousa band and was back-up bandleader.
Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
Norman William VanHook
mother: Minnie VanHook
211th Infantry Battalion Nominal Roll 1916 (December 20, 1916)
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Private - Norman William VanHook
Next of kin - Mrs. Minnie VanHook, Tulsa, OK
9 Jul 1919 - Detroit Boarder Crossings
Norman W. VanHook - permanent admittance
Age 23, musician, last permanent residence - London, Canada
final destination - Tulsa, OK. possesses $109
13 Oct 1916 - last departure from US
father - Ben VanHook, 803 W. 8th St., Tulsa, OK
born Cassville, MO
1920 US Census - Dist 840, Philadelphia Ward 26, Philadelphia Co., PA
12 Jan 1920, 1414 S. 15th Street
Norman VanHook, lodger, 24, b. MO, father b. TX, mother b. KS
(note - Norman was also counted with his parents in the 1920 Census in Tulsa, OK)
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Norman W Van Hook
Birth Year: 1898
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State: Illinois
County or City: Cook
Enlistment Date: 5 Mar 1941
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Chicago
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Blacksmith or Band Or Orchestra Leader (Band leader. ) or Musician, Instrumental (Bandsman.) or Bandsman, Clarinet or Bandsman, Cornet Or Trumpet or Bandsman, Drum, Bass or Bandsman, Drum, Snare or Bandsman, Euphonium Or Baritone or Bandsman, Flute Or Pic
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 138
Social Security Death Index
Name: Norman Vanhook
SSN: 352-01-3399
Last Residence: 74017 Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States of America
Born: 20 Oct 1895
Died: Oct 1968
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 )
1900 US Census gives birth date as Oct 1896
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