Richard Edward Millage

Male27 June 1921–15 October 2003

Brief Life History of Richard Edward

When Richard Edward Millage was born on 27 June 1921, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Samuel Millage, was 39 and his mother, Mary Johanna Trendel, was 36. He married Marjorie Ruth Vitense on 29 May 1948, in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 15 October 2003, in Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States.

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Richard Edward Millage
1921–2003
Marjorie Ruth Vitense
1923–2000
Marriage: 29 May 1948

Sources (10)

  • Richard E Millage, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Richard Edward Millage, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Richard E Millage, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

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  • Marriage
    29 May 1948Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States

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    World Events (8)

    1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi

    Age 1

    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.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 23

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Worcestershire): variant of Milledge . This surname is rare in Britain.

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

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