Walter Alfred SMOCK

1923 - 2004  (81 years)

• Name	Walter Alfred SMOCK
  Born	08 Aug 1923	Houston, Harris, TX
  Gender	Male
  Milit-Serv	1942  [1]
  	Served in the Navy during WWII
  Name Variation	Rip Smock
  	Walter's Uncle Marion Polka nicknamed him Rip because he liked to sleep a lot.
  Name Variation	Smokey Smock
  	Nickname while in the Navy in WWII
  Name Variation	Sonny Smock
  	Walter's mother and his aunts and uncles called him Sonny
  Died	24 Oct 2004	Houston, Harris, TX   [2]
  Notes	Rip Smock Tribute Website
  Person ID	I2	Polish Texans
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter Arthur SMOCK,   b. 08 Jul 1895, Fairfield Twp, Crawford, PA ,   d. 19 May 1973, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Agatha POLKA,   b. 05 Feb 1891, Marlin, Falls, TX ,   d. 31 Oct 1979, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 88 years)
  Married	03 Dec 1919  [1]
  	Based on date of marriage license.
  Divorced	Abt 1926
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living   6. Living + 7. Living + 8. Living + 9. Living
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 08 Aug 1923 - Houston, Harris, TX Died - 24 Oct 2004 - Houston, Harris, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Walter A. (Rip) Smock Walter A. (Rip) Smock; Walter A. (Rip) Smock
  		Walter A (Rip) Smock - WWII Walter A (Rip) Smock - WWII; Walter A (Rip) Smock in Navy uniform during WWII
  		Chocolate Bayou Camp - 1946 Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp; Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp - Photo taken in 1946 From left to right; Harry Matell, Rip Smock, Marion Polka, Adam Polka
  		Chocolate Bayou Camp - 1946 Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp; Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp - Photo taken in 1946 From left to right; Marion Polka, Harry Matell, Rip Smock, Adam Polka
  		Rip Smock Goose Hunting - 1946
  		Polka Family 1942 Left to right: Back row; Hiram Reed, Adam Edward Polka, Marion R Polka, Edward Wick, Walter Alfred Smock, Harry Matell, Robert Edward Wick Front row; Hiram "Bubba" Reed Jr, James V Polka, Robert Lee Grimmel Circa 1942
  		Rip & Maria Smock Wedding Walter (Rip) Smock and Maria Jacob Wedding - September 9, 1950 From left to right; Top row; Agnes Smock, George Jacob Sr., Bertha Jacob, Maria Jacob Smock, Walter A. Smock, Robert E. Wick, George Jacob Jr, Carl Curry Front row; Freida Wick, unknown, Sharon Curry, Daria Curry
  		Pancho, Sonny and Ed Jr Left to right; James V Polka, Walter (Sonny) Smock, Adam Edward Polka, Jr Circa 1932
  		Stash, Riess & Smock Children Left to right; Clara Mae Stash, Mary Ann Stash, Dorothy Riess, Lucile Riess, Walter 'Sonny' Smock, Fred Stash

  
  

  Documents

  Telephone Times 1964 Walter A Smock installing the first T-1 lines in Houston Texas

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Verbal - Walter Smock. [S103] JP Smock Info.