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Leroy Townsend Jr 1929 - 2007

Leroy Townsend Jr of Merrillville, Lake County, IN was born on November 20, 1929, and died at age 77 years old on September 13, 2007. Leroy Townsend was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 8 Site 1619 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il.
Leroy Townsend Jr
Merrillville, Lake County, IN 46410
November 20, 1929
September 13, 2007
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  • 11/20
    1929

    Birthday

    November 20, 1929
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PV1 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 09/13
    2007

    Death

    September 13, 2007
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 8 Site 1619 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1929, in the year that Leroy Townsend Jr was born, on March 4th, Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States. Early in his presidency, the October stock market crash - "Black Tuesday" - occurred, which lead to the Great Depression. None of his economic policies were able to make a dent in the Depression. This lead to one term and the election of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt winning the 1933 election in a landslide.
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In 1941, Leroy was merely 12 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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