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Johnnie L Gillespie 1921 - 2008

Johnnie L Gillespie of Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, NC was born on March 7, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on October 3, 2008.
Johnnie L Gillespie
Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, NC 28768
March 7, 1921
October 3, 2008
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  • 03/7
    1921

    Birthday

    March 7, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

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

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14149895 Enlisted: September 19, 1942 in Cp Croft South Carolina Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 10/3
    2008

    Death

    October 3, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Johnnie L Gillespie was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1935, by the time he was just 14 years old, the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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