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Wilfred Helsel 1915 - 1973

Wilfred Helsel of Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania was born on October 16, 1915, and died at age 58 years old in October 1973.
Wilfred Helsel
Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania 16635
October 16, 1915
October 1973
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    1915

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    October 16, 1915
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  • 10/dd
    1973

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    October 1973
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    Wilfred Helsel lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1915, in the year that Wilfred Helsel was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1922, at the age of just 7 years old, Wilfred was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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