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Henry Gilbert Anderson 1913 - 1942

Henry Gilbert Anderson was born on February 18, 1913 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape County, and died at age 29 years old on April 9, 1942. Henry Anderson was buried at Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 74 in South Africa. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Gilbert Anderson.
Henry Gilbert Anderson
February 18, 1913
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape County
April 9, 1942
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  • 02/18
    1913

    Birthday

    February 18, 1913
    Birthdate
    Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape County
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White
  • Nationality & Locations

    South African
  • Military Service

    Service number: 67501 Rank: Able Seaman Regiment: South African Naval Forces Unit/ship/squadron: H.m.s. Hollyhock
  • 04/9
    1942

    Death

    April 9, 1942
    Death date
    WW2 - HMS Hollyhock sunk
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 74 in South Africa
    Burial location
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In 1913, in the year that Henry Gilbert Anderson was born, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.
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In 1924, Henry was only 11 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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