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Richard Samuel Collins 1931 - 2012

Richard Samuel Collins was born on August 20, 1931, and died at age 80 years old on May 23, 2012. Richard Collins was buried at Southern Wisconsin Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section A1 Row 4 Site I 21731 Spring St, in Union Grove, Wi. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Samuel Collins.
Richard Samuel Collins
August 20, 1931
May 23, 2012
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  • 08/20
    1931

    Birthday

    August 20, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: A3C Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 05/23
    2012

    Death

    May 23, 2012
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Southern Wisconsin Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section A1 Row 4 Site I 21731 Spring St, in Union Grove, Wi 53182
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In 1931, in the year that Richard Samuel Collins was born, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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In 1940, at the age of just 9 years old, Richard was alive when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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