Horst Axel Vieregge

Brief Life History of Horst Axel

When Horst Axel Vieregge was born on 2 May 1933, in Hanover, Hanover, Prussia, Germany, his father, Fritz August Simon Vieregge, was 26 and his mother, Irma Lamster, was 20. He died on 29 September 1972, at the age of 39, and was buried in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fritz August Simon Vieregge
1906–2006
Irma Lamster
1913–
Günter Fritz Hermann Vieregge
1932–1981
Horst Axel Vieregge
1933–1972

Sources (3)

  • Horst Axel Vieregge, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Axel Vieregge, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Axel Vieregge, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public

Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.

1944 · The G.I Bill

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

Altered form, first recorded in the 15th century, of the Old Saxon name Horsa ‘horse’.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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