Brief Life History of Fred Hideo
When Fred Hideo Omura II was born on 3 February 1942, in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States, his father, Hideo Fred Omura, was 25 and his mother, Yoshiko Kobayashi Matsumoto, was 21. He married Robin K Starks. He lived in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States in 2001. He died on 12 December 2001, in Eastline, Elko, Nevada, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Nevada, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Fred, Jr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Fred Hideo Omura, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1950 · Utah's Second Largest City
Ogden was known as the second largest city in Utah during the 1950s, but for most of the residents it was number one. It was just the right size to keep the privacy of the citizens, but was a robust busy city. It was the fastest growing city in Utah after the end of World War II and the Korean War.
1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space
Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Akiko, Emiko, Hiroshi, Toshio, Akihiro, Akio, Asao, Atsushi, Azusa, Hiromi, Hisanori, Hisashi.
Japanese (Ōmura): written 大村 ‘large village’. It is a placename and surname found throughout Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. The name listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku may be taken from a district in Hizen (now Nagasaki prefecture).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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