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George West 1916 - 1997

George L West of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on May 1, 1916, and died at age 81 years old on July 3, 1997. George West was buried at Salisbury National Cemetery Section I Site 741B 501 Statesville Boulevard, in Salisbury.
George L West
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC 28226
May 1, 1916
July 3, 1997
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  • 05/1
    1916

    Birthday

    May 1, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Durham County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army, Us Navy Rank attained: PVT, SC2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 34113062 Enlisted: May 24, 1941 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Attendants, Filling Stations And Parking Lots
  • 07/3
    1997

    Death

    July 3, 1997
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Salisbury National Cemetery Section I Site 741B 501 Statesville Boulevard, in Salisbury, Nc 28144
    Burial location
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In 1916, in the year that George West 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 1934, he was 18 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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