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Benjamin H Branson 1916 - 1985

Benjamin H Branson of Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia was born on June 30, 1916, and died at age 69 years old in September 1985.
Benjamin H Branson
Montross, Westmoreland County, Virginia 22520
June 30, 1916
September 1985
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  • 06/30
    1916

    Birthday

    June 30, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Richmond County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33862111 Enlisted: November 30, 1944 in Richmond Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    General Farmers
  • 09/dd
    1985

    Death

    September 1985
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Benjamin H Branson 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 1922, when he was only 6 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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