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Robert Jacob Mastel 1920 - 2014

Robert Jacob Mastel of Yakima County, Washington United States was born on December 5, 1920 in Yakima, and died at age 93 years old on July 6, 2014 in Yakima. Robert Mastel was buried at Calvary Cemetery 1405 S 24th Ave, in Yakima.

Robert Jacob Mastel

Robert John Mastel

Yakima County, Washington United States

December 5, 1920

Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, United States

July 6, 2014

Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, United States

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Robert Jacob Mastel was born on December 5, 1920 in Yakima, Washington. He is the son of Casper Mastel (1894-1978) and Lavina Hientz (1899-1937) and had siblings Catherine Mastel (1922-), Rosalie Mastel (1922-2009), and half siblings Franess, Matren, and Eva Meichel. At the age of 21, Robert registered for the draft on February 16, 1942, in Washington, USA. At that time, he was unemployed. Robert was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 155 pounds, with a light complexion, brown hair, and gray eyes. On October 3, 1942, Robert enlisted in the military in Tacoma, Washington. He held the rank of Private and was part of the Selectees (Enlisted Men) component. The branch listed for Robert is "Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA," which suggests that his specific military occupational specialty or branch within the Army is not specified in the given details.
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1920

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December 5, 1920

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Yakima, Yakima County, Washington United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was white. His father, Casper Mastel was born in Russia on September 25, 1894. He immigrated to the states and arrived in Sumas, Washington, USA on January 24, 1916. He passed away in Yakima City, Washington on November 21, 1978. His mother, Lavina Hientz was born on December 19, 1899 in Canada and immigrated to the states in 1915. She married Casper on January 5, 1920 in Yakima, Washington, USA. She passed away on February 13, 1937 in Yakima.
Nationality & Locations

Robert lived in Yakima, Washington.
Early Life & Education

At the time of his enlistment, he had completed one year of high school.
Military Service

Robert J Mastel, a white male, was born on December 5, 1920, in Yakima, Washington. At the age of 21, Robert registered for the draft on February 16, 1942, in Washington, USA. At that time, he was unemployed. Robert was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 155 pounds, with a light complexion, brown hair, and gray eyes. His next of kin was listed as Casper Mastel, his father. He had completed one year of high school education, and his civil occupation was recorded as unskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers. On October 3, 1942, Robert enlisted in the military in Tacoma, Washington. He held the rank of Private and was part of the Selectees (Enlisted Men) component. The branch listed for Robert is "Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA," which suggests that his specific military occupational specialty or branch within the Army is not specified in the given details.
Professional Career

As a teenager, he worked as a farm hand.
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2014

Death

July 6, 2014

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Yakima, Yakima County, Washington United States
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Calvary Cemetery 1405 S 24th Ave, in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington 98902, United States
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Robert Jacob Mastel lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.

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In 1920, in the year that Robert Jacob Mastel was born, the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed both Houses of Congress and was sent to the States to ratify. In August, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Amendment and it became law eight days later. Mississippi ratified it in 1984.

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In 1931, when he was merely 11 years old, 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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