Brief Life History of Dean Hoskins
When Dean Hoskins Luce was born on 27 January 1921, in Fort Ward, Kitsap, Washington, United States, his father, Dean Luce, was 22 and his mother, Amelia May Hoskins, was 24. He married Maxine Glendred Beachum on 21 December 1944, in Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1935 and lived in Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 21 April 2002, in Hampton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, Virginia, United States.
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- Dean H Luce in household of Dean Luce, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dean Hoskins Luce, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Dean Hoskins Luce, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
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:
from the Old French and Middle English female personal name Luce, Lucy, from Latin Lucia .
habitational name from Lucé (Orne), transported to England by the Normans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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