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Richard Wainwright Nelson Sr 1928 - 2009

Richard Wainwright Nelson Sr of Rossville, Walker County, GA was born on June 23, 1928, and died at age 81 years old on July 31, 2009. Richard Nelson was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery Section UU Site 378 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn.
Richard Wainwright Nelson Sr
Rossville, Walker County, GA 30741
June 23, 1928
July 31, 2009
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  • 06/23
    1928

    Birthday

    June 23, 1928
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 07/31
    2009

    Death

    July 31, 2009
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    Chattanooga National Cemetery Section UU Site 378 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn 37404
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In 1928, in the year that Richard Wainwright Nelson Sr was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1931, Richard was just 3 years old when 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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