Luke Leo House Jr. (1924 - 2019)

Born 26 Dec 1924 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Violet (Flournoy) House — married 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 18 Jan 2019 at age 94 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Luke House Jr. is a part of US Black heritage.

Luke was the middle child of Luke Leo House and Ruth Morgan Young. His father worked as a chauffeur. His mother worked for an administrator at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley, and through her connection he was admitted there. But there was a catch--he had to prove that he could find employment after graduation in the aeronautics industry.

Shortly after graduation Luke was drafted into the military. He was instructed to go to the U. S. Marine Corps. In the Marines he was one of the first radar operators, black or white. He was part of the first 20,000 African-American Marines trained from 1942 to 1949. They received their long-overdue recognition on June 27, 2012 as Montford Point Marines.

Luke received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the U. S. Congress.

Luke married Violet Flournoy. She died in 1989.

He worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the Food Safety and Inspection Service. He also took college courses at a variety of institutions in Los Angeles County. From the University of Southern California he obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Engineering.

His second wife was Raquel Corvera.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVN-4TK : accessed 30 March 2021), Luke L House Jr. in household of Luke L House, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 314, sheet 16B, line 51, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 145; FHL microfilm 2,339,880.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Z9-S4N : 6 January 2021), Luke House in household of Luke House, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-503, sheet 12B, line 51, family 263, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 414.
• https://montfordpointmarines.org/resources/Documents/Obituary%20Announcement%20of%20Mr%20Luke%20House.pdf

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203916839/luke-leo-house