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Joseph Durej 1916 - 2007

Joseph Durej of Chicopee, Hampden County, MA was born on September 10, 1916, and died at age 90 years old on January 6, 2007.
Joseph Durej
Chicopee, Hampden County, MA 01020
September 10, 1916
January 6, 2007
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  • 09/10
    1916

    Birthday

    September 10, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Hampden County, Massachusetts United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 31494144 Enlisted: May 31, 1945 in Springfield Massachusetts Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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 Occupations In Manufacture Of Furniture, N.e.c.
  • 01/6
    2007

    Death

    January 6, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Joseph Durej was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1921, when he was just 5 years old, 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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