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Wilbur F Ekdahl 1916 - 2002

Wilbur F Ekdahl of Wausa, Knox County, NE was born on February 11, 1916, and died at age 86 years old on November 30, 2002.
Wilbur F Ekdahl
Wausa, Knox County, NE 68786
February 11, 1916
November 30, 2002
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Wilbur F Ekdahl's History: 1916 - 2002

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  • 02/11
    1916

    Birthday

    February 11, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Knox County, Nebraska United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 37817324 Enlisted: August 9, 1945 in Ft Leavenworth Kansas 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

    Retail Managers
  • 11/30
    2002

    Death

    November 30, 2002
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Wilbur F Ekdahl 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 only 11 years old, Wilbur 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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