Stanley Edward Groft

Male30 September 1943–2 June 2002

Brief Life History of Stanley Edward

When Stanley Edward Groft was born on 30 September 1943, in Abbottstown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Earl J Groft Jr, was 19 and his mother, Belletta Jane Gise, was 18. He lived in Virginia, United States in 2002 and Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 2002. He died on 2 June 2002, in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Manassas, Prince William, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Earl J Groft Jr
1924–2015
Belletta Jane Gise
1925–1998
Stanley Edward Groft
1943–2002

Sources (7)

  • Stanley E. Groft, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Stanley Edward Groft in entry for Stanley Edward Groft and Christine Michele Steele, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Stanley E. Groft, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 1

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

1944 · CIA

Age 1

June 20, 1944, Congress chartered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

1959 · 49 Star Flag Raised

Age 16

On July 4, 1959, after Alaska is admitted into the Union, a 49 star flag was raised in Washington D.C. This was the first time that a flag was raised over the Capitol.

Name Meaning

English: perhaps an altered form of Croft .

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

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