Russell Arthur Lampe
31 October 1923–10 January 2009 (Age 85)
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States
The Life of Russell Arthur
Russell Arthur Lampe was born on 31 October 1923, in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States. He died on 10 January 2009, in Seminole, Florida, United States, at the age of 85.
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World Events (3)
1927
Age 4
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
Age 6
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1941 · Florida Involvement in World War II
Age 18
Similar to the first World War, Florida's location and temperature served as an ideal location for military training; in fact, Florida would end up having 172 military installations. As a result of World War II growth, Camp Blanding became the fourth largest city in Florida, capable of housing over 55,000 soldiers. Many Floridians sacrificed their lives among other Americans to win the war; it's estimated that about 3,000 U.S. deaths were from Floridian troops.
Name Meaning
1 North German: from a pet form of Lambert .2 French: metonymic occupational name for someone who cast metal lamps and candlesticks, Old French lampe.3 Slovenian: from a short form of the medieval personal names Lampret or Lampreht, derivatives of the German personal name Lamprecht, Latin Lambertus ( see Lambert ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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