George Perry PARKER

Born

11/19/1916 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

02/1/1961 , Long Island, New York, USA

Age: 44
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage

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George (Van Mater) PARKER Doris SARGENT

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Born: 11/19/1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Father: George (Van Mater) PARKER

Mother: Doris SARGENT

Paternal grandparents: Charles Smith PARKER , Elizabeth Bennett VAN MATER

Maternal grandparents: Charles Perry SARGENT , Maud Eva GOVANG

George Perry was a soldier in World War II.
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George Perry married Frances Joyce NYE abt. 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frances Joyce NYE was born 4/7/1928 in Bronx, New York, USA. Frances Joyce died 11/7/2005 in San Lorenzo, California, USA. Frances Joyce was the child of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE and Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE.

George Perry PARKER died 02/1/1961 in Long Island, New York, USA.

George was raised partly in Highland Falls, New York. His younger brothers were Charles Sargent Parker who became a U.S. Army Ranger during WWII and Harold Donn Parker who changed his name to Donn H. Parker when he became an adult. He also was a soldier in WWII. George was in the History Unit, spoke many languages expertly including German and Russian, and was in North Africa and Germany. He was in Paris the day the Americans entered the city to liberate it. George married Frances Joyce Nye on August 1, 1949. She was born in the Bronx, New York.

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Recorded occupation: Scientific Instrument Maker, Inventor

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Frances Joyce NYE
Marriage date: abt. 1949
Marriage place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Frances Joyce NYE was the child of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE and Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE

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Name: George P. Parker

Gender: Male

Marriage License Date: 29 Jul 1949

Marriage License Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Spouse: Frances J. Nye

License Number: 13166

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

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Birth
Name: George P Parker
Birth Date: 19 Nov 1916
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 43914

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Burial
Name: George Perry Parker
Service Info.: CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 19 Nov 1916
Death Date: 1 Feb 1961
Service Start Date: 28 Jan 1943
Interment Date: 3 Feb 1961
Cemetery: Long Island National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Buried At: Section I Site 12177b

National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
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Death
Name: George Parker
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1917
Death Date: 1 Feb 1961
Death Place: Queens, New York, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 1413

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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