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Chester Townes 1916 - 1972

Chester Townes was born on July 25, 1916, and died at age 56 years old in November 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Townes.
Chester Townes
July 25, 1916
November 1972
Male
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Chester Townes' History: 1916 - 1972

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  • 07/25
    1916

    Birthday

    July 25, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 11/dd
    1972

    Death

    November 1972
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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    Chester Townes lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1916, in the year that Chester Townes 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 1920, Chester was just 4 years old when in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.
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