Guy Wilkerson (1915 - 1963)

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Leroy Wilkerson

Lorenzo & Lorene Carter, 1933

Flora Wilkerson

Charles William Carman and Wife Vera Wilkerson Carman

Queen Wilkerson

Ebenezer & Sarah (Wilkerson) Logsdon

Marie & Ronnie Dunlap, Aaron Wilkerson, Mike Winbury

Home on leave

Sarah Ellen Wilkerson

Mystery Man

Nancy (Tucker) Lewis & Cynthia Wilkerson

8th Grade Atwood, Oklahoma

(3) day Technician Seminar

Douglas & Asberry

Atwood, Oklahoma School

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In 1915, in the year that Guy Wilkerson was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.

In 1928, when he was only 13 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.

In 1935, at the age of 20 years old, Guy was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

In 1948, Guy was 33 years old when on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1963, in the year of Guy Wilkerson's passing, on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.