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Personal data Sam Pierson Vreeland Jr. 

  • He was born on August 15, 1915 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
  • Resident in the year 1988: Spg. Hill, Brookville Co.,, Flevoland, Nederland.Source 1
  • (Milit-Beg) April 1941 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.Source 1
  • (Milit-End) in the year 1946 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
    Army
  • He died on September 1, 2015 in somewhere in MI, he was 100 years old.
  • A child of Sam Pierson Vreeland and Sela Alta Dunbar
  • This information was last updated on August 22, 2023.

Household of Sam Pierson Vreeland Jr.

He is married to Marian B. Hubbard.

They got married on August 28, 1948 at Erie Twp., Monroe Co., MI, he was 33 years old.


Child(ren):

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Notes about Sam Pierson Vreeland Jr.

Sam Pierson Vreeland, Jr.

Sources: Author: Vreeland, Robert D.; Title: Letter to David A. Navorska, (Publication site: Plymouth MI, Publisher: RDV Sr., Publication date: iv June MCMLXXXI).

Occupation: Tel. Co.

SPVJr. moved to Spring Hill FL in 1978 Address in 1988: 2305 Ardenwood Dr Spring Hill FL 34609

Author: Allen, John; Title: "Sam Pierson Vreeland Jr.," (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vii Sept MMXV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151978364/sam-pierson-vreeland

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Sam Pierson Vreeland Jr. Birth 15 Aug 1915 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Death 1 Sep 2015 (aged 100) Michigan, USA Burial Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown Memorial ID 151978364

Tecumseh Herald 27 Aug 2015
Sam P. Vreeland enjoyed a long, productive and wonderful 100 years and 17 days of life. Sam was a very humble and proud man who took great pride in his family and his service to his country. Sam was born August 5, 1915 in Detroit, Mich., the son of Sam P. Vreeland Sr. and Sela (Dunbar) Vreeland. He graduated from Cooley High School and Wayne (State) University.

Upon graduation, he started a career with Standard Oil Company that lasted 37 years. Sam enlisted in the Army in April of 1941.

He served honorably during WWII in both the United States and Italy in the 5th Army. After five years of service he was discharged in 1946 and returned stateside to resume his career as a commissioned agent with the Standard Oil Company. After stops in Detroit, Mich., and Monroe, Mich., he settled down in Britton, Mich., for the remaining 25 years of his career.

In August of 1948, he married Marian Hubbard in Erie, Mich. She preceded him in death in May of 2006. In addition to his parents and wife, his brother Robert D. Vreeland preceded him in death. Upon retirement Sam and Marian enjoyed 25 years in Springhill, Fla., before relocating to Ann Arbor, Mich.

Sam is survived by three daughters, his granddaughters, his great grandsons, Cremation has taken place and there are no services planned.

The family would like to extend gratitude to the staff of Hillside Terrace Retirement Community for their extraordinary care and compassion the past nine months.

If you wish to honor Sam P. Vreeland please do so by donating to the Great Lakes Caring Hospice via their website, GreatLakesCaring.com or Disabled American Veterans through their website, DAV.org (use the tab Help DAV, then Memorial/Honorary Gifts).

May his memory be for a blessing.

- See more at: http://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/sam-p-vreeland#sthash.JYBqzF8U.dpuf

Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: John Allen Added: 7 Sep 2015 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 151978364"
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    Birthday August 15, 1915

    • The temperature on August 15, 1915 was between 11.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • January 24 » World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
      • February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
      • February 22 » World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
      • April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
      • August 27 » Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
      • October 13 » First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.

    Day of marriage August 28, 1948

    • The temperature on August 28, 1948 was between 6.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
      • January 21 » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
      • April 1 » Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
      • April 13 » In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.
      • May 30 » A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
      • September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
      • December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.

    Day of death September 1, 2015

    • The temperature on September 1, 2015 was between 12.0 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2015: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.9 million citizens.
      • January 25 » A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines killing 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
      • February 11 » A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.
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      • August 26 » Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
      • September 14 » The first observation of gravitational waves was made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.
      • September 18 » Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.
    

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