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William James Shields Jr 1931 - 2011

William James Shields Jr was born on September 24, 1931, and died at age 79 years old on May 26, 2011. William Shields was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery Section D Row 20 Site A21 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne, Ma. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William James Shields Jr.
William James Shields Jr
September 24, 1931
May 26, 2011
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  • 09/24
    1931

    Birthday

    September 24, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Coast Guard Rank attained: SK2 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 05/26
    2011

    Death

    May 26, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Massachusetts National Cemetery Section D Row 20 Site A21 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne, Ma 02532
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In 1931, in the year that William James Shields Jr was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1942, William was only 11 years old when on June 17th, Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project, which lead to the development of the first atomic bomb. With the support of Canada and the United Kingdom, the Project came to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist born in New York, led the Los Alamos Laboratory that developed the actual bomb. The first artificial nuclear explosion took place near Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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