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Leon Gantt 1921 - 1987

Leon Gantt of Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina was born on April 10, 1921, and died at age 66 years old in May 1987.

Leon Gantt

Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina 28168

April 10, 1921

May 1987

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04/10

1921

Birthday

April 10, 1921

Birthdate

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Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Lincoln County, North Carolina United States
Early Life & Education

4 Years Of High School
Military Service

Military serial#: 14037866 Enlisted: February 25, 1941 in Charlotte North Carolina Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
Professional Career

Farm Hands, General Farms
05/dd

1987

Death

May 1987

Death date

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Cause of death

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Leon Gantt lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.

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In 1921, in the year that Leon Gantt 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 1944, when he was 23 years old, on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.

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