Brief Life History of Harold Grether
When Harold Grether Hawkes was born on 24 May 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Orson Moroni Hawkes, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Grether, was 27. He married Phyllis Carol Portsche on 5 October 1947, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 29 March 1993, in Rolling Meadows, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Harold G Hawkes, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Harold Grether Hawkes - Government record: birth: 24 May 1926; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
- Harold Grether Hawkes, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1927 · Buckingham Fountain constructed
Named after Clarence Buckingham, the Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest fountains in the world. The fountain was inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
English (mainly central and southeastern England): variant of Hawks .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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