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Wilbur Thayer 1916 - 2005

Wilbur Thayer of Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA was born on April 5, 1916, and died at age 89 years old on September 13, 2005.
Wilbur Thayer
Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA 95350
April 5, 1916
September 13, 2005
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  • 04/5
    1916

    Birthday

    April 5, 1916
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  • 09/13
    2005

    Death

    September 13, 2005
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Wilbur Thayer lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1916, in the year that Wilbur Thayer 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 1921, when he was only 5 years old, 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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