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William A Thomas 1906 - 1978

William A Thomas of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon was born on December 24, 1906 in Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales, and died at age 71 years old in July 1978.
William A Thomas
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 97202
December 24, 1906
Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales
July 1978
Male
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  • 12/24
    1906

    Birthday

    December 24, 1906
    Birthdate
    Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Not Yet A Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Washington County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39320675 Enlisted: October 28, 1942 in Portland Oregon Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Textiles, Nec
  • 07/dd
    1978

    Death

    July 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1906, in the year that William A Thomas was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1911, William was just 5 years old when the first use of aircraft as an offensive weapon occurred in the Turkish-Italian War. First used for aerial reconnaissance alone, planes were then used in aerial combat to shoot down recon planes. In World War I, planes and zeppelins evolved for use in bombing.
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