Biographical Sketch of Charles H HOUCHEN, Christian County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Alicia Kortgaard Charles H. Houchen was born in Christian County... Edinburg, Illinois on 04 04 1879. His military history as follows was in court case files documented by him (his responses to personal military history): Served in the US Army during the Spanish American War 1898-1901 Re-enlisted 1904-1907 during peace time. Re-enlisted again and served in the Army along the Mexican border during WWI 1916-1917. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alicia Kortgaard