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William J Gilbert 1920 - 2007

William J Gilbert of Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, OR was born on April 16, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on April 17, 2007. William Gilbert was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-3 Row 33 Site C 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
William J Gilbert
Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, OR 97034
April 16, 1920
April 17, 2007
Male
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  • 04/16
    1920

    Birthday

    April 16, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Tillamook County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 19170031 Enlisted: October 28, 1942 in Portland Oregon Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 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

    Attendants, Filling Stations And Parking Lots
  • 04/17
    2007

    Death

    April 17, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-3 Row 33 Site C 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1920, in the year that William J Gilbert was born, 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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In 1931, at the age of only 11 years old, William was alive when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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