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Francis E. Dec was born in New York on January 6, 1926. [4] In early 1944, during the Second World War, he enlisted into the United States Army with the rank of private. [5] He remained within the United States for the duration of the war, periodically moving between bases, at one point being assigned to Yuma Army Air Station.
Contract rummy is a Rummy card game, based on gin rummy played by 3 to 8 players. [1] It appeared in the United States during the Second World War. [2] The game is also known as Combination rummy, Deuces Wild Rummy and Joker rummy, and a proprietary version of the game called Phase 10 was published in 1982.
Reverend Monsignor, Rev. Msgr., or simply Monsignor. Three classes of papal honours for clergy. Purely honorary. Canon: Very Reverend, Very Rev., Canon [5] Members of a 'chapter' of a cathedral or other significant church. Originally indicative of simply a community of clergy living a semi-religious/monastic life, now often used purely as an ...
Abbreviations for Reverend include Rev., Revd (or Rev d), and Rev'd. The Reverend is traditionally used as an adjectival form with first names (or initials) and surname, e.g. "the Reverend John Smith" or "the Reverend J. F. Smith"; if the first names (or initials) are unknown, the correct form is "The Reverend Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Smith". [4]
After World War II, where he rose to the rank of colonel, he returned to build FHP into an agency of more than 2,300 officers. The Kirkman building was built in 1958. Kirkman retired in 1970 and ...
3–6 (4 best) Skills: Card counting, tactics: Cards: 52 cards (4 players) Deck: French: Rank (high→low) A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2: Play: Clockwise: Playing time: 10 minutes per hand: Chance: Low–moderate: Related games; Hearts • Black Maria: Aim: avoid capturing hearts or the ♠ Q
Foster was an expert in Latin literature, especially Cicero, and was an internationally recognized authority on the Latin language. [11] He taught Latin as a living language and influenced many Latinists; [1] [12] Nancy Llewellyn was inspired by Foster to found Septentrionale Americanum Latinitatis Vivae Institutum (SALVI), the North American Institute of Living Latin Studies, in 1997, and two ...
Rear Admiral Alan T. Baker, USN (born in Santa Ana, CA, 1956), is a retired American Navy officer who served as the 16th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps from 2006 to 2009.