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Lela Henderson 1916 - 1979

Lela Henderson of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas was born on October 28, 1916, and died at age 63 years old in December 1979.
Lela Henderson
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 77705
October 28, 1916
December 1979
Female
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Lela Henderson's History: 1916 - 1979

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  • 10/28
    1916

    Birthday

    October 28, 1916
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  • 12/dd
    1979

    Death

    December 1979
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Lela Henderson lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1916, in the year that Lela Henderson 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, at the age of just 5 years old, Lela was alive when 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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