Individual Details

5 June 1917, World War I Draft Registration
Homer Comstock of Bigheart, OK was age 24, born 20 Aug 1893 in Lincoln, NE. Employed as Lease Foreman, Oil Field, for Prairie Oil & Gas Co, bigheart District. He was single.

World War I Service - Homer went on to have a Naval career.
HOMER E. COMSTOCK, Eng. First Class, son of A. W. and Eva Comstock, Pawhuska, Okla., born in Nebraska, Aug. 20, 1892. Entered the service Oct. 3, 1917; trained at Great Lakes Station; placed bomb in North Sea, and actively engaged off coast. Discharged from U. S. S. Pocahontas, Nov. 7, 1919. (Source: The Oklahoma Spirit of ’17 Biographical Volume, compiled by W. E. Welch, J. S. & L. V. Aldridge, published by Historical Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK, 1920; transcribed by Susan Geist)

US Navy & Marine Corps Registry, 1942
Comstock, Homer E., Lt. Comdr, USS Neville

US Select Military Registers, Navy & Reserve Officers
1 Jan 1929 Comstock, Homer E Lt. Comdr Date of rank: 8/15/1928
1 Apr 1951 Comstock, Homer E, Capt Date of rank: 11/10/45 Born 1892

Homer must have married in Germany.

Passengers on the SS George Washington from Bremen, Germany, 25 Feb 1925
Herta Comstock, age 24, housewife, b. Germany, present residence i Bremen - nearest relative there is mother, Emma Meier, Posthauson, Ottersberg. Destination is Hoboken, NJ.

1930 Census. Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ, Hh 237
Magnolia Ave
Comstock, Homer, 37, married at age 30, Engineer, Engineering Company
Hertha, wife, 29, married at 21, b. Germany as were her parents

1940 Census. New York City, Queens, NY, Hh 1
Queens Blvd - lived in same place in 1935
Homer Comstock, 47, b. NE, Marine Engineer, Shipping Line
Hertha, wife, 39, b. Germany

Manifest of Members of Crew of the American Shipper, Arriving at New York, 1 Jan 1925 from London, departed 20 Dec 1924.
Originally shipped from New York, 3 Dec 1924.
Comstock, Homer N., 1st Asst Engineer, age 32, 5'11", 155 lb

Manifest of Members of Crew on the American Farmer, Arriving at New York, 12 Mar 1929, from Southampton, England, 28 Feb 1929
Originally shipped from New York, Jan 23rd
Comstock, Homer E., Chief Engineer, 36, 6' tall

In the 1930's he was on many crew lists out of Boston.

Crew of President Harding, arriving at New York, 1 Sep 1934 from Hamburg via Havre, Southampton
Shipped out on 8 Aug 1934 from Hew York
Comstock, Homer E., Chief Engineer, age 41

Crew of SS American Traveler,
Sailing from Bremerhaven, Germany, 24 Oct 1946, arriving New York, 3 Nov 1946. Shipped out from New York, 25 Sep 1946
William Dougherty, Captain, Irish, US Citizen
Comstock, Homer E., 20 years serving at sea, Chief Engineer, age 54, 5'11", 200 lb
Sailing from Le Havre, France on 12 Dec 1946, arriving New York, 21 Dec 1946. Shipped out from Philadelphia, 13 Nov 1946
Comstock, Homer E., 20 years service at sea, Chief Engineer, age 54, 5'11", 200 lb
Sailing from Le Havre, France 5 Apr 1947, arriving New York, 15 Apr 1947. Shipped out from NY on 20 Feb 1947.
Comstock, Homer E., 20 years service at sea, Chief Engineer, age 54, 5'11", 200 lb.
Sailing from Liverpool, England, arriving New York 20 Sep 1948. Shipped out 19 Aug 1948 from New York.
Comstock, Homer E., 35 years at sea, Chief Engineer, age 55, 5'11", 160 lb.
... he continued to serve on the American Traveler, through 1951.

Crew of the SS La Guardia, sailing from Bremerhaven, Germany, 31 Aug 1952, arriving in New York, 3 Sep 1952. Had sailed from NY on 17 Aug 1952.
Comstock, Homer E., had sailed on last voyage, has served at sea for 35 years, Chief Engineer, age 60, 5'11", 195 lb. Born 20 Aug 1892 in Lincoln, Nebraska

Crew of the American Flyer, sailing from Vigo, Spain, 29 Dec 1952, arriving New York, 7 Jan 1953. Shipped out from NY on 21 Nov 1952.
Comstock, Homer E., did not sail on previous voyage, 35 years at sea, Chief Engineer, age 60, 5'11" 190 lb. born 20 Aug 1892, Nebraska.

Birth	20 Aug 1892	Nebraska
Death	1 Nov 1965

Father	Allen Wells Comstock (1863 - 1939)
Mother	Eva Lucinda Olson (1869 - 1957)
Sibling	Cleo E. Comstock (1890 - 1967)
Sibling	Paul Andrew Comstock (1896 - 1978)
Sibling	John Davilla Comstock (1898 - 1977)
Sibling	Rudolph Swain "Rudy" Comstock (1900 - 1959)
Sibling	Benedict Franklin Comstock (1902 - 1915)
Sibling	Charles M "Bud" Comstock (1904 - )
Sibling	Roy Lionel Comstock (1906 - 1979)