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Willard A Grissom 1933 - 1992

Willard A Grissom of Rockford, Winnebago County, IL was born on July 7, 1933, and died at age 59 years old on August 4, 1992.
Willard A Grissom
Rockford, Winnebago County, IL 61109
July 7, 1933
August 4, 1992
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Willard A Grissom's History: 1933 - 1992

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  • 07/7
    1933

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    July 7, 1933
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  • 08/4
    1992

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    August 4, 1992
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    Willard A Grissom lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1933, in the year that Willard A Grissom was born, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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In 1941, he was only 8 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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