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Wilbur Harold Colby 1919 - 1973

Wilbur Harold Colby of Molalla, Clackamas County, OR was born on May 26, 1919, and died at age 53 years old on January 19, 1973. Wilbur Colby was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section M Site 266 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Wilbur Harold Colby
Molalla, Clackamas County, OR 97038
May 26, 1919
January 19, 1973
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  • 05/26
    1919

    Birthday

    May 26, 1919
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/19
    1973

    Death

    January 19, 1973
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section M Site 266 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1919, in the year that Wilbur Harold Colby was born, in June, the Treaty of Versailles - officially ending World War I - was signed. The European Allies demanded "compensation by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea and from the air.” The requirement of compensation is seen by most as the reason for the collapse of the German economy and gave rise to the rule of Hitler.
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In 1947, he was 28 years old when in June, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II. It passed the conservative Republican Congress in March of 1948. After World War I, the economic devastation of Germany caused by burdensome reparations payments led to the rise of Hitler. The Allies didn't want this to happen again and the Marshall Plan was devised to make sure that those conditions didn't arise again.
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