Duane Niles HADSELL

Born

14 May 1928 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

22 June 2008 , Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Duane Niles married Selma D GHYST abt. 1957 in Maryland, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Selma D GHYST was born 14 March 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Selma D died 1 October 2021 in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, USA. Selma D was the child of Howard Willard GHYST and Selma Adeline WOLF .

Parents & Family of Duane Niles HADSELL

Parents of Duane Niles HADSELL

Father

Myrell Jay HADSELL

Mother

Gladys Elizabeth MERRITT

Grandparents of Duane Niles HADSELL

Paternal grandparents

Everett Jay HADSELL Eliza Jane "Jennie" WESTGATE

Maternal grandparents

Lester George MERRITT Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

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Selma D GHYST
Marriage date: abt. 1957
Marriage place: , Maryland, USA
Selma D GHYST was the child of Howard Willard GHYST and Selma Adeline WOLF

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Birth — 1928
14 May 1928
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Name: Duane Hodsal
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Pennsylvania
estimated Birth Year: 1929
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Grandson
father's birthPlace: Pennsylvania
mother's birthPlace: Pennsylvania
enumeration district number: 0106
family number: 27
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 3
nara publication: T626, roll 2048
Film Number: 2341782
Digital Folder Number: 4639379
Image Number: 00642
Household Gender Age
Lester G Merritt M 59
Celia Merritt F 47
Lester Merritt M 9
Hobart Merritt M 6
Gladys Hodsal F 26
Myrell Hodsal M 28
Duane Hodsal M 1

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Military Enlistment

Name: Duane Hadsell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 May 1928
Death Date: 22 Jun 2008
Enlistment Date 1: 14 May 1941

Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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ancestry.com

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

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

1943

Hyde Park

Chief Petty Officer Hobart Merritt and Duane Hadsall of Carbondale, Pa.,
spent Thursday at the Brady and Eckler home.

The Otsego Farmer
Cooperstown, New York
Friday, December 31, 1943

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.

Carbondale, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1948

Name: Duane Hadsell
Residence Year: 1948
Street Address: 97 Birkett
Residence Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Truck Driver
Publication Title: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1948

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

1950 - Carbondale, Pennsylvania

Name: Duane N Hadsell
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1929
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Myrell J Hadsell
47 Head
Gladys E Hadsell
46 Wife
Duane N Hadsell 21 Son
Lois J Hadsell
18 Daughter

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Death

Name: Duane N. Hadsell
Social Security Number: 161-22-3754
Birth Date: 14 May 1928
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Pennsylvania
Last Residence: 18407, Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 22 Jun 2008

Source / record details
Social Security Death Index
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

Obituary

Duane N Hadsell
2008-06-22
Duane Niles Hadsell June 22, 2008 Duane Niles Hadsell, 80, formerly of Greenfield Township died Sunday evening at the Mt. View Care Center, Scranton. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Myrell J.. & Gladys Merritt Hadsell. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and was an army sergeant during the Korean War. He was an elevator inspector for the General Services Administration in Washington, D.C. He was the inspector at the White House from 1969 until 1978. Duane was the fourth person to pass the National Elevators Inspectors Examination and was the elevator foreman at the National Security Agency, Ft. Mead, MD. He was a member of the Board of National Elevator authority, Phoenix, AZ and was a Member of the National Elevator Code Executive Committee. He was a member of the Lenox Post # 8488 , VFW and the Great Bend American Legion Post # 315; and the D.A.V. Commanders Club. He is survived by two sons: Norman M. Hadsell, White

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