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Benjamin R Powless 1915 - 1986

Benjamin R Powless of Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, NY was born on September 6, 1915, and died at age 70 years old in May 1986.

Benjamin R Powless
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Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, NY 14070
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September 6, 1915
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May 1986
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  • 09/6
    1915

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    September 6, 1915
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Erie County, New York United States

  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 42174706 Enlisted: March 23, 1945 in Buffalo New York 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

    Structuraland Ornamentalmetal Workers
  • 05/dd
    1986

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    May 1986
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In 1915, in the year that Benjamin R Powless was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1924, Benjamin was merely 9 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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Powless, Clarabel (Dec 11, 1932 - Dec 12, 2002) Powless, Irving (Apr 5, 1906 - Jun 1985) Powless, Wilmer (Apr 3, 1901 - Dec 1972) Powless, Delmont (Sep 10, 1922 - Aug 1987) Powless, Duncan (Apr 10, 1935 - Aug 1969) Powless, William (Jul 18, 1952 - Oct 16, 1996) Powless, Myrtle (May 8, 1914 - Aug 1988) Powless, Albert (Apr 26, 1953 - Mar 1984) Powless, Gilbert (Jul 2, 1930 - May 25, 1996) Powless, Roderick (Apr 16, 1945 - Sep 25, 1967)
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