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Francis J Gilde 1916 - 2003

Francis J Gilde of McBain, Missaukee County, MI was born on November 18, 1916, and died at age 86 years old on April 10, 2003.
Francis J Gilde
McBain, Missaukee County, MI 49657
November 18, 1916
April 10, 2003
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  • 11/18
    1916

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    November 18, 1916
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  • 04/10
    2003

    Death

    April 10, 2003
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    Francis J Gilde lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1916, in the year that Francis J Gilde 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 1921, Francis was merely 5 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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