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Merle J Chapman 1903 - 1971

Merle J Chapman of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on May 28, 1903, and died at age 67 years old on March 12, 1971. Merle Chapman was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section U Site 1265 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Merle J Chapman
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97217
May 28, 1903
March 12, 1971
Male
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  • 05/28
    1903

    Birthday

    May 28, 1903
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Multnomah County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 39314205 Enlisted: August 5, 1942 in Portland Oregon Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Transportation Occupations, Nec
  • 03/12
    1971

    Death

    March 12, 1971
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section U Site 1265 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
    Burial location
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In 1903, in the year that Merle J Chapman was born, the book The Souls of Black Folk, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was published. Containing several essays on the African-American experience in America, much of the book was based on Du Bois' own life. The book was one of the very early works in the science of sociology.
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In 1933, at the age of 30 years old, Merle was alive when the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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