Brief Life History of Ralph V
When Ralph V Gatchell was born in 1916, in Turner, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, his father, Victor Purrington Gatchell, was 22 and his mother, Edith Annie Timberlake, was 20. He lived in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1941.
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Sources (4)
- Ralph Getchell in household of Victor P Getchell, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ralph V Gatchell, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Ralph Victor, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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1917 · World War I Contributions
The legislature of Maine dedicated approximately $1 million towards World War I at the time that US involvement began. By the time armistice would be declared in 1918, Maine contributed roughly 35,000 men and $116 million.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Getchell . This surname is now rare in Britain.
In some cases probably also an Americanized form of German or Swiss German Götschel (see Goetschel ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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