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George Melvin Wegter 1920 - 1982

George Melvin Wegter of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on March 12, 1920, and died at age 62 years old on September 1, 1982. George Wegter was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 1311 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
George Melvin Wegter
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97240
March 12, 1920
September 1, 1982
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  • 03/12
    1920

    Birthday

    March 12, 1920
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/1
    1982

    Death

    September 1, 1982
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 1311 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1920, in the year that George Melvin Wegter was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1934, George was merely 14 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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