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Alvin J Torkelson 1920 - 2006

Alvin Jerome Torkelson of Morris, Grundy County, IL was born on February 18, 1920, and died at age 85 years old on February 6, 2006. Alvin Torkelson was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 10 Site 1052 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood.
Alvin Jerome Torkelson
Morris, Grundy County, IL 60450
February 18, 1920
February 6, 2006
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  • 02/18
    1920

    Birthday

    February 18, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Will County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 36307207 Enlisted: November 28, 1941 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Construction Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 02/6
    2006

    Death

    February 6, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 10 Site 1052 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
    Burial location
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In 1920, in the year that Alvin J Torkelson was born, in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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In 1942, when he was 22 years old, due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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