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James E Wygas 1902 - 1996

James E Wygas of Moraga, Contra Costa County, CA was born on January 24, 1902, and died at age 94 years old on October 4, 1996. James Wygas was buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Section C-2 Site 726 32053 West Mccabe Road, in Santa Nella.
James E Wygas
Moraga, Contra Costa County, CA 94556
January 24, 1902
October 4, 1996
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  • 01/24
    1902

    Birthday

    January 24, 1902
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: LCDR Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 10/4
    1996

    Death

    October 4, 1996
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    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Section C-2 Site 726 32053 West Mccabe Road, in Santa Nella, Ca 95322
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In 1902, in the year that James E Wygas was born, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!
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In 1935, James was 33 years old 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.
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