Robert Elmo Titcomb

Brief Life History of Robert Elmo

When Robert Elmo Titcomb was born on 7 December 1919, in Utah, United States, his father, Neils Luke Titcomb, was 28 and his mother, Cecelia Sorenson, was 30. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 2010. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 8 March 2010, in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Robert Elmo Titcomb
1919–2010
Nancy Kaspar Aug
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Sources (12)

  • Robert E Titcomb, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robert Elmo Titcomb, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Bob, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

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 (Wiltshire and Berkshire): variant of Titcombe .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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