Robert Harry Hartzell

Brief Life History of Robert Harry

When Robert Harry Hartzell was born on 14 April 1926, in Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Richard Franklin Hartzell Sr, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Springer, was 25. He married Janet Vera Packard on 25 August 1947, in Camden, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. He lived in McKean, Keating Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950 and Arlington, Virginia, United States in 1968. He died on 10 April 2012, in Jewell, Dade, Florida, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Robert Harry Hartzell
1926–2012
Janet Vera Packard
1926–1982
Marriage: 25 August 1947

Sources (11)

  • Robert H Hartzell, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robert Harry Hartzell, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Robert Harry Hartzell, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

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

Americanized form of (Swiss) German Hirtzel or Hirzel (via the intermediate form Hertzel 2). Compare Hartsell and Hartzel .

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Askenazic) Herzel or Hertzel 1 and 3.

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

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