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Wilkie J Melton 1916 - 2008

Wilkie J Melton of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, NC was born on July 15, 1916, and died at age 91 years old on January 18, 2008.
Wilkie J Melton
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, NC 28711
July 15, 1916
January 18, 2008
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Wilkie J Melton's History: 1916 - 2008

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  • 07/15
    1916

    Birthday

    July 15, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Buncombe County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34118554 Enlisted: August 14, 1941 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Sales Clerks
  • 01/18
    2008

    Death

    January 18, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Wilkie J Melton 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 1923, at the age of merely 7 years old, Wilkie was alive when on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.
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Wilkie Melton's Family Tree & Friends

Wilkie Melton's Family Tree

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