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William Edward Scherer 1925 - 2012

William Edward Scherer was born on December 21, 1925, and died at age 86 years old on July 4, 2012. William Scherer was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 6A Site 619 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Edward Scherer.
William Edward Scherer
December 21, 1925
July 4, 2012
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  • 12/21
    1925

    Birthday

    December 21, 1925
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/4
    2012

    Death

    July 4, 2012
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    Unknown
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 6A Site 619 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1925, in the year that William Edward Scherer was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1952, he was 27 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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