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Benton D Wilk 1927 - 2009

Benton D Wilk of Elwell, Gratiot County, MI was born on January 5, 1927, and died at age 82 years old on May 13, 2009.
Benton D Wilk
Elwell, Gratiot County, MI 48832
January 5, 1927
May 13, 2009
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  • 01/5
    1927

    Birthday

    January 5, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Gratiot County, Michigan United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16162914 Enlisted: June 9, 1945 in Ft Sheridan Illinois Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Reserves - Exclusive Of Regular Army Reserve And Officers Of The Officers Reserve Corps On Active Duty Under The Thomason Act (officers And Enlisted Men -- O.r.c. And E.r.c., And Nurses-reserve Status) 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
  • 05/13
    2009

    Death

    May 13, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Benton D Wilk was born, in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.
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In 1941, Benton was merely 14 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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