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Woodrow Hoch - 540th Eng - Walt's Daughter - 08-28-2004 Here's another one. Found this on a university site and contacted them. They wrote back that Mr. Hoch died earlier this year. If any family members see this, please contact me if you wish to tell your loved ones' WWII story.
Woodrow Hoch, '42 B.S. CChem, served with the Army Corps of Engineers 540th Amphibious Brigade in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany during World War II. He was decorated with the Purple Heart and Silver Star. In 1951, he founded Master Oil Products and served as its president until 1957, when he bought Viscosity Oil, merged the companies, and remained president. Until 1985, he led the company as Viscosity Oil became a major supplier of lubricant oils, rust inhibitors, calibration fluids, greases, industrial oils, and diesel engine oils. He sold Viscosity Oil to Tenneco Oil and Gas in 1985 and retired. |