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Robert Leroy Woods 1916 - 1951

Robert Leroy Woods was born on April 7, 1916, and died at age 35 years old on May 5, 1951. Robert Woods was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section OLD-F Site 1810 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Leroy Woods.
Robert Leroy Woods
April 7, 1916
May 5, 1951
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  • 04/7
    1916

    Birthday

    April 7, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: S1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 05/5
    1951

    Death

    May 5, 1951
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Rock Island National Cemetery Section OLD-F Site 1810 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island, Il 61299
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In 1916, in the year that Robert Leroy Woods 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 1927, at the age of merely 11 years old, Robert was alive when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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