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Lester F Gilliland 1921 - 2001

Lester F Gilliland of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA was born on May 21, 1921, and died at age 80 years old on July 5, 2001.
Lester F Gilliland
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA 51501
May 21, 1921
July 5, 2001
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  • 05/21
    1921

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    May 21, 1921
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  • 07/5
    2001

    Death

    July 5, 2001
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    Lester F Gilliland lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1921, in the year that Lester F Gilliland 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, Lester was just 13 years old when 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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