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Lawrence William Gehrke 1916 - 1987

Lawrence William Gehrke of Isle, Mille Lacs County, MN was born on July 21, 1916, and died at age 70 years old on June 27, 1987. Lawrence Gehrke was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section S Site 4280 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Lawrence William Gehrke
Isle, Mille Lacs County, MN 56342
July 21, 1916
June 27, 1987
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  • 07/21
    1916

    Birthday

    July 21, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: WT2/C Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 06/27
    1987

    Death

    June 27, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section S Site 4280 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1916, in the year that Lawrence William Gehrke was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1934, by the time he was 18 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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