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Joseph Lester Tomlin 1921 - 2002

Joseph Lester Tomlin of Colton, Clackamas County, OR was born on January 19, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on March 19, 2002. Joseph Tomlin was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-3 Row 22 Site B 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Joseph Lester Tomlin
Colton, Clackamas County, OR 97017
January 19, 1921
March 19, 2002
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  • 01/19
    1921

    Birthday

    January 19, 1921
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/19
    2002

    Death

    March 19, 2002
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    Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-3 Row 22 Site B 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1921, in the year that Joseph Lester Tomlin 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 1934, by the time he was only 13 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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