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Elmer C Kopka 1916 - 2005

Elmer C Kopka of Downers Grove, Du Page County, IL was born on December 11, 1916, and died at age 88 years old on February 24, 2005.
Elmer C Kopka
Downers Grove, Du Page County, IL 60515
December 11, 1916
February 24, 2005
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Elmer C Kopka's History: 1916 - 2005

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  • 12/11
    1916

    Birthday

    December 11, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Du Page County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36303303 Enlisted: October 24, 1941 in Cp Grant Illinois Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Painters, Construction And Maintenance
  • 02/24
    2005

    Death

    February 24, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1916, in the year that Elmer C Kopka 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 1947, he was 31 years old when in June, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II. It passed the conservative Republican Congress in March of 1948. After World War I, the economic devastation of Germany caused by burdensome reparations payments led to the rise of Hitler. The Allies didn't want this to happen again and the Marshall Plan was devised to make sure that those conditions didn't arise again.
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