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Rita C Hillegass 1916 - 1991

Rita C Hillegass was born on February 17, 1916, and died at age 75 years old in July 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rita C Hillegass.
Rita C Hillegass
February 17, 1916
July 1991
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  • 02/17
    1916

    Birthday

    February 17, 1916
    Birthdate
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  • 07/dd
    1991

    Death

    July 1991
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Rita C Hillegass lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1916, in the year that Rita C Hillegass was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1934, at the age of 18 years old, Rita was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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