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Willard James Thomas 1921 - 2011

Willard James Thomas of Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina was born on February 18, 1921, and died at age 90 years old on May 11, 2011.
Willard James Thomas
Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina 29532
February 18, 1921
May 11, 2011
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  • 02/18
    1921

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    February 18, 1921
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  • 05/11
    2011

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    May 11, 2011
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    Willard James Thomas lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1921, in the year that Willard James Thomas was born, 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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In 1934, at the age of merely 13 years old, Willard was alive when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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