Delmore Byron Nerveza

Brief Life History of Delmore Byron

When Delmore Byron Nerveza was born on 12 October 1942, in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States, his father, Agapito N. Nerveza, was 30 and his mother, Estelita Priscilla Retiza, was 18. He married Chiyo Hokama on 25 June 1964, in Okinawa-ken, Japan. He lived in Hawaii, United States in 1965. He registered for military service in 1965. He died on 6 December 1965, in Vietnam, Majagual, Sabana Grande de Boyá, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic, at the age of 23, and was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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Delmore Byron Nerveza
1942–1965
Chiyo Hokama
1939–2008
Marriage: 25 June 1964

Sources (6)

  • Delmore B Nerveza, "United States, Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981"
  • Delmore Byron Nerveza, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Delmore Byron Nerveza, "United States, Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998"

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World Events (8)

1944

Famine in Tonkin and Annam causes between 1. 5 and 2 million deaths.

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.

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

Name Meaning

English: probably a shortened form of Delamore, itself a variant of Delamar .

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

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