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Wendell G Peterson 1916 - 2009

Wendell Gaylord Peterson of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California was born on December 14, 1916, and died at age 92 years old on January 9, 2009.
Wendell Gaylord Peterson
Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California 95020
December 14, 1916
January 9, 2009
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  • 12/14
    1916

    Birthday

    December 14, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Monterey County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39861536 Enlisted: June 2, 1944 in San Francisco California Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Aviators
  • 01/9
    2009

    Death

    January 9, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Wendell G Peterson 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 1928, by the time he was merely 12 years old, 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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