Person:Marvin Dizack (1)

About Marvin Dizack

During World War II, Dizack served with Gen. George Patton's 3rd Army at the Normandy beachhead on "D" Day, the Bastogne Bulge and at the liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp. Marvin received his honorable discharge as a high-pointer from the U.S. Army after the war.

Prior to 1959, Marvin Dizack had joined Stacy Drugs as its President. He brought his "supermarket know-how" to Stacy Drugs and introduced "the latest in self-service device services... for the ultimate in cleanliness and easy-flowing traffic" in addition to a "complete photo department, sundries, confections, stationary, vitamins and prescription drug department".

After working for Clark Markets and Stacy Drugs, Marvin Dizack assumed the positon of General Manager of Better Food Markets, an upstart supermarket chain started by several ex-Clark's Market executives that grew to approximately 18 locations throughout Southern California. He was later promoted Executive Vice President of the chain and helped run Better Food Market for several years until they were split into two groups, part of which was sold to grocery competitor Food Giant.

In 1969, Dizack was listed as one of the Patent Assignee's [Owners] for a U.S. Patent (#3590962) for a "metering brake" designed to stop shopping carts from travelling past a store's parking lot, to reduce the loss or theft of store shopping carts. Such innovations gave Marvin Dizack the reputation of being on the forefront of retail technology and being "one of the smartest grocers in the industry", according to those who knew him.

Martin Dizack also was known for his support of worthy community causes including the Community Chest, American Red Cross and Father Flanigan's Boys Town. He married Norma Lee Darby, daughter of Herman Darby and his wife Mae Tunnell, on 23 November 1964 in Clark County, Nevada. [Nevada Marriage Index 1956-2005]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
   Name: Marvin Dizack
   Last Residence: 92056 Oceanside, San Diego, California
   BORN: 2 Feb 1918
   Died: 3 May 2006
   State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)

2.   United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002).

   U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
   Name: Marvin Dizack
   Birth Year: 1918
   Race: White, citizen (White)
   Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin
   State of Residence: California
   County or City: Los Angeles
   Enlistment Date: 21 Jul 1943
   Enlistment State: California
   Enlistment City: Los Angeles
   Branch: No branch assignment
   Branch Code: No branch assignment
   Grade: Private
   Grade Code: Private
   Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
   Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
   Source: Civil Life
   Education: 4 years of high school
   Civil Occupation: Retail managers
   Marital Status: Married
   Height: 00
   Weight: 082

3.   United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002).

   Name: Marvin Dizack
   Birth Year: 1918
   Race: White, citizen (White)
   Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin
   State of Residence: California
   County or City: Los Angeles
   Enlistment Date: 21 Jul 1943
   Enlistment State: California
   Enlistment City: Los Angeles
   Branch: No branch assignment
   Branch Code: No branch assignment
   Grade: Private
   Grade Code: Private
   Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
   Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
   Source: Civil Life
   Education: 4 years of high school
   Civil Occupation: Retail managers
   Marital Status: Married
   Height: 00
   Weight: 082

4.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1567114/person/-1027250529?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2

5.   United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).

   Name: Marvin Dizaek
   [Marvin Dizack]
   Gender: Male
   Race: White
   Birth Date: 2 Feb 1918
   Birth Place: Millwaukee, Wisconsin
   Father Name: Harry M Dizack
   Mother Name: Rose Chudnow
   Death Date: 3 May 2006
   Type of Claim: Original SSN.
   Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as MARVIN DIZAEK; 06 May 2006: Name listed as MARVIN DIZACK