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Walter L Jr Willis 1920 - 2008

Walter L Willis of Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO was born on April 3, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on February 28, 2008.
Walter L Willis
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO 64506
April 3, 1920
February 28, 2008
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  • 04/3
    1920

    Birthday

    April 3, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Buchanan County, Missouri United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 19059178 Enlisted: November 1, 1941 in Seattle Washington Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Paper And Pulp
  • 02/28
    2008

    Death

    February 28, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1920, in the year that Walter L Jr Willis was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1945, at the age of 25 years old, Walter was alive when on March 12th, a riot erupted at a Japanese internment camp in Santa Fe New Mexico. Two days earlier, white shirts with the Rising Sun on the back had been confiscated and the prisoners objected. Three leaders of the protest were removed and sent to another camp. Guards at the Santa Fe camp were armed with submachine guns, shotguns, and gun masks. On the morning of the 12th, prisoners began throwing rocks at the guards. When the "rioters" wouldn't disperse, the guards were ordered to use tear gas and batons. Four men were badly injured as a result.
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