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Homer E Compton 1911 - 2006

Homer E Compton of Cool Ridge, Raleigh County, WV was born on August 14, 1911, and died at age 94 years old on April 26, 2006.
Homer E Compton
Cool Ridge, Raleigh County, WV 25825
August 14, 1911
April 26, 2006
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  • 08/14
    1911

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    August 14, 1911
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  • 04/26
    2006

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    April 26, 2006
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In 1911, in the year that Homer E Compton was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1942, by the time he was 31 years old, from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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