Brief Life History of Francis Roland
When Lt. Jg Francis Roland Register USN was born on 15 November 1917, in Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States, his father, Francis Donaldson Register, was 24 and his mother, Katherine Orelle Gabert, was 23. He married Ruth Edith Christianson on 7 February 1942, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. He died on 16 May 1943, in Attu, Attu Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Unorganized Borough, Alaska, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Francis Register, "United States Census, 1940"
- Francis Roland Register, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Francis Roland Register, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rochester . Compare Regester .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lt Jg Francis Roland "Cash" Register World War II Service
Francis Roland Register had a history of service in his family. His father and one of his uncles served in World War I. Another of his uncle,s, LTCD Paul James Register went to the US Naval Academy …
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