Brief Life History of Loretta
When Loretta McNoel was born on 23 August 1940, in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, her father, Johnnie Floyd McNoel, was 20 and her mother, Agnes Tom, was 23. She married Donald Wayne Shipman. She died on 28 October 2007, in Arkoma, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Pocola, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Loretta J McNoel, "United States 1950 Census"
- Loretta McNoel Shipman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Loretta Jane Shipman, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1941 · Comanche Code Talkers
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
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
Scottish: variant of McNeil .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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