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Edgar S Knight 1915 - 1998

Edgar S Knight of Locust Grove, Orange County, VA was born on April 16, 1915 in Dist Of Columbia, and died at age 82 years old on April 11, 1998.
Edgar S Knight
Locust Grove, Orange County, VA 22508
April 16, 1915
Dist Of Columbia
April 11, 1998
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  • 04/16
    1915

    Birthday

    April 16, 1915
    Birthdate
    Dist Of Columbia
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Arlington County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33740083 Enlisted: April 21, 1943 in Ft Myer Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Authors, Editors, And Reporters
  • 04/11
    1998

    Death

    April 11, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that Edgar S Knight 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 1940, Edgar was 25 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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