Harley R McCluskey

Brief Life History of Harley R

When Harley R McCluskey was born on 20 January 1929, in Millinocket, Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, Harold Russell McCluskey, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Irene Herlihy, was 31. He married Marie Jessie Richard on 20 October 1949, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1995. He registered for military service in 1946. He died on 27 July 1984, at the age of 55, and was buried in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

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Harley R McCluskey
1929–1984
Marie Jessie Richard
1930–1998
Marriage: 20 October 1949
Stanley Richard McCluskey
1965–2004

Sources (13)

  • Harley R Mccluskey in household of Irene M Mccluskey, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Harley R Mccluskey, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
  • Harley R Mc Cluskey, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

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1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1934 · National Prohibition is Repealed

After a long history of banning liquor, both on a state and national level, all of the "Maine Laws" regarding alcohol were repealed in 1934.

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

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aidan, Donovan, Brendan, Eamon, Seamus.

Irish: variant of McCloskey .

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

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