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William Gillespie 1904 - 1973

William Gillespie of Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington was born on October 26, 1904, and died at age 68 years old in May 1973.
William Gillespie
Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington 98837
October 26, 1904
May 1973
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    1904

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    October 26, 1904
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  • 05/dd
    1973

    Death

    May 1973
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    William Gillespie lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1904, in the year that William Gillespie was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1942, at the age of 38 years old, William was alive when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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