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Benson B Compton 1903 - 1995

Benson B Compton of West Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on June 19, 1903, and died at age 92 years old on July 9, 1995.

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West Des Moines, Polk County, IA 50266
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In 1903, in the year that Benson B Compton was born, the first World Series of American baseball was played between October 1st and 13th. The Boston Americans of the American League played the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. Boston came back from a three game to one deficit, winning the final four games to capture the title - such a large comeback wouldn't be repeated by a team until 1925. (A total of eight games were played.)
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In 1916, he was only 13 years old when 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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Compton, Bobby Compton, Lawerence (Born Oct 1, 1878) Compton, Sally (Born Jul 21, 1947) Compton, Hannah (Born Mar 1, 1804) Compton, Halsted (Apr 19, 1909 - May 21, 1996) Compton, Lena (Oct 19, 1920 - Mar 1985) Compton, Helen (Nov 11, 1925 - Jan 1979) Compton, Eleanor (Feb 5, 1915 - Mar 1977) Compton, Cecile (Nov 21, 1938 - Jul 25, 2000) Compton, Bessie (Nov 6, 1907 - Oct 24, 2002)
Compton, John (Jul 26, 1909 - Sep 1974) Compton, Stanley (Aug 19, 1926 - Oct 27, 1998) Compton, Colleen (Apr 4, 1929 - May 5, 2000) Compton, Donald (Feb 17, 1932 - Sep 1976) Compton, Christopher (Feb 9, 1955 - Jan 31, 1980) Compton, Dorothy (Jul 6, 1914 - Mar 26, 1999) Compton, Ella (Apr 27, 1913 - Mar 11, 1996) Compton, Percy (Sep 10, 1922 - Apr 11, 1978) Compton, Glenna (Nov 4, 1916 - Oct 1986) Compton, Elizabeth (Nov 11, 1898 - Jul 1976)
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