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William J Fortune 1921 - 2001

William J Fortune of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on February 25, 1921, and died at age 80 years old on October 24, 2001.

William J Fortune
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19144
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February 25, 1921
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October 24, 2001
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  • 02/25
    1921

    Birthday

    February 25, 1921
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 43046235 Enlisted: April 10, 1946 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
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    October 24, 2001
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In 1921, in the year that William J Fortune was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1941, William was 20 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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Rockwell, Rita (Mar 5, 1916 - Oct 1970) Grimmer, Margaret (Aug 17, 1914 - Apr 1978) Daniels, Mary (Born May 27, 1911) Fortune, Elizabeth (Born Oct 21, 1879) Fortune, Thomas (Born May 23, 1878) Fortune, David (Mar 23, 1906 - May 1975) Fortune, Bernadette (Nov 30, 1894 - Aug 1980) Fortune, Frank (Aug 13, 1912 - Mar 1976) Fortune, Arlene (Jan 8, 1923 - Apr 1993) Fortune, Harold (May 9, 1923 - Jul 15, 2000)
Fortune, John (May 19, 1924 - May 1979) Fortune, Anita (Nov 27, 1927 - Oct 7, 2002) Fortune, Paula (Nov 16, 1930 - Jun 17, 2011) Fortune, John (Jun 26, 1892 - Aug 1973) Fortune, Louisa (Dec 7, 1893 - Nov 1967) Fortune, James (Sep 4, 1949 - Oct 16, 2009) Fortune, Jennie (Aug 3, 1886 - Mar 15, 1973) Fortune, Kenneth (Aug 5, 1925 - May 1972) Fortune, Pauline (May 30, 1924 - Oct 6, 2004) Fortune, Leonard (Nov 13, 1927 - Sep 1984)
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