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William C Gillis 1918 - 1995

William C Gillis of Harwich Port, Barnstable County, MA was born on November 24, 1918, and died at age 77 years old on December 26, 1995.
William C Gillis
Harwich Port, Barnstable County, MA 02646
November 24, 1918
December 26, 1995
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William C Gillis' History: 1918 - 1995

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  • 11/24
    1918

    Birthday

    November 24, 1918
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 06142414 Enlisted: December 31, 1945 in Ft Devens Massachusetts Military branch: Corps Of Military Police Technical Sergeant Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 12/26
    1995

    Death

    December 26, 1995
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1918, in the year that William C Gillis was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1920, at the age of only 2 years old, William was alive when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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