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George Shibata 1926 - 1987

George Shibata of Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA was born on November 14, 1926 in Garland, Box Elder County, Utah United States, and died at age 60 years old on May 20, 1987 in Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. George Shibata was buried at West Point Cemetery 329 Washington Rd, in West Point, NY.

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Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA 92649
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November 14, 1926
Garland, Box Elder County, Utah, United States
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  • Introduction

    George Shibata was born to Yoshiharon S. Shibata and Ai Kawai. Both of his parents were born in Japan. George had siblings Joe, Massiaru, Hatusho, Saburo, Yakiko, Teruko, and Kauko Shibata. A veteran of World War II, George enlisted in the United States Army on May 26, 1944 and was discharged on August 18, 1946 in Garland, Utah. He was single at the time. George was the first Japanese-American to graduate from West Point. He was also an actor, appearing in six productions in both film and television, after an encounter with a West Point classmate who mistook him for someone else. He appeared in The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967); Around the World Under the Sea (1966); The Lieutenant, a TV series (1964, one episode); Ben Casey, a TV series (1964, one episode); The Ugly American (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960); Hell to Eternity (1966) and Pork Chop Hill (1959). After attending law school at USC, George became a lawyer in California. He married and they had a son and a daughter.
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    November 14, 1926
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    George was Asian, of Japanese heritage on his maternal and paternal lines. Both of his parents were born in Japan.

  • Nationality & Locations

    A native of Utah, George ended up becoming an actor, a lawyer and raising a family in Southern California. He died in Huntington Beach, California, at the age of 60.

  • Early Life & Education

    George graduated from Bear River High School in Tremonton, Utah . He then went to the University of Idaho and Amherst College and, after combat in World War II, he attended West Point Military Academy.

  • Military Service

    A veteran of World War II, George enlisted in the United States Army on May 26, 1944 and was discharged on August 18, 1946 in Garland, Utah. He was single at the time. George was a first Lieutenant, a graduate of the West Point Academy. In 1945, he became a paratrooper and was deployed to Europe in August 1945.

  • Professional Career

    George appeared in The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967); Around the World Under the Sea (1966); The Lieutenant, a TV series (1964, one episode); Ben Casey, a TV series (1964, one episode); The Ugly American (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960); Hell to Eternity (1966) and Pork Chop Hill (1959). In 1960, George became a lawyer after attending USC School of Law.

  • Personal Life & Family

    On his World War II draft card date August of 1946, George was 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighed 160 pounds, had brown eyes and black hair, and a "light brown" complexion. George married in 1964 and they had a daughter and a son.
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    West Point Cemetery 329 Washington Rd, in West Point, Orange County, New York 10996, United States
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In 1926, in the year that George Shibata was born, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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In 1934, George was only 8 years old when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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