Brief Life History of William Edward
William Edward Marohn Jr. was born on 18 February 1917, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States. He married Hazel Marie McClellan on 18 March 1939, in Guthrie Center, Guthrie, Iowa, United States. He lived in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Victory Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 10 December 1982, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.
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- William E Marohn, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Edward Bloomer - Government record: Census record: birth-name: William Edward Bloomer
- William Edward Marohn, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"
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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.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerd, Ingeborg, Klaus, Kurt.
East German: from an Old Prussian personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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