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Francis R Brockway 1916 - 1997

Francis R Brockway of Demotte, Jasper County, IN was born on November 7, 1916, and died at age 80 years old on February 27, 1997.
Francis R Brockway
Demotte, Jasper County, IN 46310
November 7, 1916
February 27, 1997
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  • 11/7
    1916

    Birthday

    November 7, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Porter County, Indiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35176691 Enlisted: April 19, 1941 in Ft Wayne Indiana Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Transportation Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 02/27
    1997

    Death

    February 27, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1916, in the year that Francis R Brockway 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 1940, when he was 24 years old, 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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