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Benjamin Eckhardt 1916 - 2009

Benjamin Eckhardt of Nevada City, Nevada County, CA was born on August 4, 1916, and died at age 93 years old on November 6, 2009. Benjamin Eckhardt was buried at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Section 14 Site 556 5810 Midway Road, in Dixon.
Benjamin Eckhardt
Nevada City, Nevada County, CA 95959
August 4, 1916
November 6, 2009
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  • 08/4
    1916

    Birthday

    August 4, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Los Angeles County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 39254690 Enlisted: August 31, 1942 in Los Angeles California Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Plumbers, Gas Fitters, And Steam Fitters
  • 11/6
    2009

    Death

    November 6, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Section 14 Site 556 5810 Midway Road, in Dixon, Ca 95620
    Burial location
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In 1916, in the year that Benjamin Eckhardt was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1928, at the age of merely 12 years old, Benjamin was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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