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Wesley R Straughn 1921 - 1985

Wesley R Straughn of Massapequa, Nassau County, NY was born on March 3, 1921 in Bahamas or Barbados or Bermuda or British Central America or British Honduras or British West Indies or Cayman Islands or Jamaica or Leeward Islands or Tobago or Trinidad or Turks And Caicos Islands or Windward Islands, and died at age 64 years old in November 1985.
Wesley R Straughn
Massapequa, Nassau County, NY 11758
March 3, 1921
Bahamas or Barbados or Bermuda or British Central America or British Honduras or British West Indies or Cayman Islands or Jamaica or Leeward Islands or Tobago or Trinidad or Turks And Caicos Islands or Windward Islands
November 1985
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  • 03/3
    1921

    Birthday

    March 3, 1921
    Birthdate
    Bahamas or Barbados or Bermuda or British Central America or British Honduras or British West Indies or Cayman Islands or Jamaica or Leeward Islands or Tobago or Trinidad or Turks And Caicos Islands or Windward Islands
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kings County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 32961450 Enlisted: May 28, 1943 in New York City New York 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
  • 11/dd
    1985

    Death

    November 1985
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Wesley R Straughn was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1934, when he was only 13 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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